contestation

Example Sentences

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But the postcolonial world, to quote a man more serious than most participants at Documenta 15, is not “a vulgar state of endless contestations and anomie, chaos and unsustainability.”

From New York Times

"We can expect more geopolitical contestation in the Asia-Pacific," he said, adding that Singapore would try its best to avoid being caught up in the "major power rivalry" .

From Reuters

"People are blind to the fact that this is just a contestation of power among the elite, and once it's over, the elite get together whether they won or not," he added.

From BBC

In a region where leaders brook little dissent, the country of 12 million became a place of free speech and political contestation.

From Washington Post

The exact processes of power brokering that China calls “intraparty democracy” remain shrouded in secrecy, but it is clear that Xi’s campaign to end infighting within the party has changed dynamics of internal contestation.

From Washington Post