popularity contest

collocation in English

meaningsofpopularityandcontest

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popularity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈlær.ə.ti/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈler.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something or someone is liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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contest
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.test/us
/ˈkɑːn.test/
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes ...
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(Definition ofpopularityandcontestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Eve came in second place in all three of the series' character popularity contests.
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An alternative perspective of apopularitycontest, suggesting that voters' preferences are largely unconnected to their political opinions, and generally idiosyncratic in nature, also fails to fit the evidence.
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The recent elections were not a test of opinion as to this constitution; it was apopularitycontest.
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The voting process was criticized, claiming that the event turned out to be apopularitycontest.
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Viewers critical to the program concluded that it was just anotherpopularitycontestrather than a singing competition.
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She was rumored by some, to have garnered the most number of votes in thispopularitycontest.
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I created loops from the most popular sounds, and then opened them up to anotherpopularitycontest.
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The movie is a hit, and wins thepopularitycontest.
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He said that in previous years the programme had been more like apopularitycontestthan a talent show.
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At the first run of the talent show, the judges panel is made up of students and it's treated like apopularitycontest.
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As the two men did not differ politically, the race was apopularitycontest.
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Pie suppers commonly included a beauty cakepopularitycontest.
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Some of the singles are considered annual election singles, that is, they contain ballots for apopularitycontestto determine the line-up for the next single.
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As apopularitycontestin critical opinion it was perhaps a draw, but the fame of the abstract artists soon far eclipsed that of the realists.
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It is widely regarded as the best and most accurate of any roller coaster poll available due to its ranking algorithm which prevents the poll from becoming apopularitycontest.
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It's never been apopularitycontest.
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She hates all the cliques and popularity contests at school and seems to care mostly about her popularity and image.
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Their group is popular among high school girls, with their songs topping popularity contests.
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We conclude that these rankings are largely popularity contests.
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