Dictionary entry

Uncontested

Pronunciation: /ʌnkənˈtɛstɪd/

Pronunciation

/ʌnkənˈtɛstɪd/

Myanmar Meaning

ယှဉ်ပြိုင်ခြင်း မပြုသော။

Definition

uncontested /ʌnkǝn'testÇd / adj ၿပိဳင္ဘက္မရိွေသာ။ an un- contested election.

Examples

  1. ‘In other local parish and town council elections many are uncontested because there are more seats than candidates
  2. or the same number.’
  3. ‘Fortunately
  4. uncontested elections seem to be the exception rather than the norm in Boroondara.’
  5. ‘And the clear
  6. uncontested majority of them are not worth obsessing over.’
  7. ‘The idea being that the politicians running have been there for years
  8. are uncontested and they don't achieve anything.’
  9. ‘By Monday
  10. Campbell was not just the clear front-runner
  11. an uncontested coronation seemed possible.’
  12. ‘These days the decline of religion in Ireland is uncontested.’
  13. ‘Also to blame are election regulations
  14. which should activate a by-election when so many positions are uncontested.’
  15. ‘All officers were elected uncontested and the following is the new committee of the Kildare Town Residents Council.’
  16. ‘Because I'm a believer in democracy and I prefer a contested vote to an uncontested filling of a vacant position.’
  17. ‘Nazarbeyev's presidency was confirmed in an uncontested election in 1991.’
  18. ‘The last four come from functional constituencies in which they won uncontested elections.’
  19. ‘When Italy replaced their second hooker in the 58th minute
  20. scrums were uncontested
  21. as for a spell was the Italian line.’
  22. ‘Returning to office uncontested
  23. the President appears to see her mandate as continuing to work in the same vein as before.’
  24. ‘As a democrat I don't believe that any election should go uncontested but there is an argument to be put forward in this case.’
  25. ‘As a result
  26. Mr. Tsang will be declared the uncontested winner
  27. and a planned July election will be cancelled.’
  28. ‘Five out of the six candidates for the three contested seats were in attendance along with four from the uncontested seats.’
  29. ‘The separation period before divorce kicks in was reduced from five years to two in contested cases and two years to one in uncontested cases.’
  30. ‘Our recent history demonstrates that electing a new leader
  31. even in an uncontested ballot
  32. does not guarantee party unity.’
  33. ‘On the other hand
  34. Washington was determined to ensure uncontested American primacy within world capitalism.’
  35. ‘Like the Scottish Nationalists
  36. the SSP are breaching the convention of leaving the Speaker's seat uncontested.’