contested
IPA: kʌntˈɛstʌd
adjective
- controversial; contentious; debated
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Examples of "contested" in Sentences
- One other quick thought – the parties are also being strengthened by the increase in contested primaries against incumbents.
- Along with being an outspoken critic of Obama, Cheney hasn't shied away from picking sides in contested Republican primaries.
- With a few exceptions, the roster of potential 2012 presidential candidates, Romney included, have largely avoided taking sides in contested Republican primaries.
- This situation is indeed a reflection of a legitimate, larger policy and political question to ponder about the role of the district organization in contested races in our new era of the top two.
- For example, last Saturday the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had a National Day of Action that engaged volunteer-staffed canvasses in contested Congressional Districts across the country.
- During this final week before the elections, each of us can give our time and energy to get out the vote particularly in contested districts and states by working through a great organization or directly with a candidate of our choice.
- The nonprofit he advises, Crossroads GPS, has poured tens of millions of dollars into advertisements in contested Senate races around the country, and a new report Thursday suggests it will spend another $50 million on House races in the next three weeks.
- Across the country, polls show Republican candidates leading in contested races by campaigning against the Bush administration's bank bailout, Democrats 'massive economic stimulus package, President Obama's health-care overhaul and other examples of what the GOP terms "runaway spending."
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