main contenders

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandcontender

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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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(Definition ofmainandcontenderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The interest of the collection at hand is that the main contenders in this interpretative battlefield are present.
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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.
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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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