amateur competition

collocation in English

meaningsofamateurandcompetition

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amateur
adjective
uk
/ˈæm.ə.tər/us
/ˈæm.ə.tʃɚ/
taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as ...
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competition
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition ofamateurandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamateur competition

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Wimbledon used to be anamateurcompetition.
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In 2010 a new rule governing grooves came into force for professional and high levelamateurcompetition.
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It has been described as arguably the country's strongestamateurcompetition.
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He was ranked during his early career and again when he returned toamateurcompetition.
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However, by the start of the 199899 plays only 4 matches and removes itself from the competition and returns to theamateurcompetition.
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Initially anamateurcompetition, it eventually became dominated by professional teams in the 1940s and early 1950s.
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First held in 1993, the event began as anamateurcompetitionfor the city's residents and club-level runners.
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Between 1945 and 1990, the league was anamateurcompetition.
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The race was anamateurcompetitionuntil 1996.
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In 1963 the club was relegated and played in anamateurcompetition.
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Flat track motorcycles can have either two-stroke or four-stroke engines inamateurcompetition.
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The club played a few years in anamateurcompetition.
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This was anamateurcompetitionthat was formed in 1970 and continued until 1992.
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During his peak as a golfer from 1923 to 1930, he dominated top-levelamateurcompetition, and competed very successfully against the world's best professional golfers.
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Its teams moved back to theamateurcompetitionin 1998.
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Robertsons donation of silver trophies to hockey, cricket, and bowling further encouragedamateurcompetition.
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Some of them offeramateurcompetition.
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Jack won theamateurcompetition41 points ahead of his nearest competitor, and the professional class by 13 points.
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Bonaly then retired fromamateurcompetition.
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Candeloro's signature move, in which he spins and drops to his knees on the ice, is not allowed inamateurcompetition.
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