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popularity contest — noun competition (real or figurative) for popular support (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑contest * * * noun, pl ⋯ tests [count] : a contest or situation in which the person who wins or is most successful is the one who is most popular rather than the… … Useful english dictionary
popularity contest — A contest conducted at a gathering of people, such as the audience in a theater, wherein votes are taken to determine the person to be acclaimed as the most popular. A facetious term applied to an election campaign wherein the candidates do not… … Ballentine's law dictionary
popularity — fact or condition of being beloved by the people, c.1600, from POPULAR (Cf. popular) + ITY (Cf. ity). Popularity contest is from 1941 … Etymology dictionary
contest — con|test1 [ˈkɔntest US ˈka:n ] n 1.) a competition or a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing with each other contest for ▪ the bitter contest for the Republican presidential nomination ▪ Stone decided to hold a contest to … Dictionary of contemporary English
contest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, equal (BrE), even, tight ▪ closely fought (esp. BrE), hard fought ▪ one sided, u … Collocations dictionary
popularity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, immense, massive, overwhelming, tremendous, widespread ▪ unprecedented … Collocations dictionary
prize contest — A contest in which a prize is given as a matter of grace and favor and as a reward for skill or quality of endeavor. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 100. A guessing or puzzle contest; a voting or popularity contest. 34 Am J1st Lot §§ 12, 17. A lottery where… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Singapore Popularity Contests — Since 2004, major popularity cum performance contests were held and aired on television. This is a list of popularity contests.2004Singapore Idol Season 1 (2004)The Singaporean version of the singing contest American Idol, Singapore Idol has the… … Wikipedia
Slam Dunk Contest — The Slam Dunk Contest is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association (ABA) at its All Star Game in 1976 in Denver, just as… … Wikipedia
Super Girl (contest) — This article is about the singing contest. For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). Super Girl 超级女声 (2004 2006) 快乐女声 (2009 2011) Super Girl logo Also known as Super Voice Girls Genre … Wikipedia
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest — Cyprus Member station CyBC Appearances Appearances 29 … Wikipedia
