S: (n) contest, competition (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
S: (n) competition, contention, rivalry (the act of competing as for profit or a prize) "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
S: (n) rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender (the contestant you hope to defeat) "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"