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main contenders

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meanings of mainand contender


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main
adjective[before noun]
uk /meɪn/ us /meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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contender
noun[C]
uk /kənˈten.dər/ us /kənˈten.dɚ/
someone who competes with other people to try to ...
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Examples of main contenders


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The interest of the collection at hand is that the main contenders in this interpretative battlefield are present.
While the party system as the locus of pluralist representation enjoys some consensus, the mutual legitimacy of the two main contenders seems to be weaker.
Who are the main contenders to be included in the new category, and why?
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Some of the main contenders for leadership have been out of the country.
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That is from a man who is one of the main contenders in the presidential election.
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There are two main contenders.
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He identifies this period as the "millennium end-game" for a new world order, which has three main contenders.
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The main contenders are all within a few kilometres of each other and that area would seem a logical one.
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However, each of the other main contenders had a major weakness.
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The following day he lost more time, coming 13th and losing four minutes and 55 seconds to the main contenders.
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This move made him one of the main contenders for the title.
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Early on he was considered a frontrunner in the race but later fell behind the main contenders.
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The club was one of the main contenders for the league championship in 2007, which ultimately lead to a third place.
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There is great competition and often physical force to get into any echelon, but especially the front one in which the main contenders are likely to be riding.
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