competition-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: an ongoing process of rivalry

Commentary: COMPETITION[+activity][+ongoing][+rivalry] An ongoing activity of rivalry between opposing forces, e.g., businesses, organisms, ideas, teams

Examples:
In a capitalist society, competition leads to improved quality and lower costs.
Business competition can be fiendish at times.
A spirit of competition motivated the employees.
Natural selection involves competition among organisms for available resources.
John's love for Mary led to bitter competition with Jack.
The teams were in fierce competition for first place.
The two political parties were in competition for the hearts and minds of the voters.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a contest, a specific event

Commentary: COMPETITION[+event][+contest][+specific]
NOTE: can be pluralized

Examples:
We held a hot-dog eating competition, and I won!
Mary is skating in three competitions at the nationals.
The competition ended in a dead heat.
Jane's dog won second prize in the large breed competition.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: rival or group of rivals

Commentary: COMPETITION[+entity][+contestant][+person/+group] The people who compete, either a group or an individual
NOTE: whether a group or individual, occurs naturally in the singular

Examples:
He wanted to know what the competition was doing.
John never had respect for his competition.
Your competition in today's race will be Quickness Racer and Velocity Racer.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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