fair competition

collocation in English

meaningsoffairandcompetition

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcompetition.
fair
adjective
uk
/feər/
us
/fer/
treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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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 offairandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffair competition

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An important cause of the conflicts is the struggle for equal participation infaircompetitionin economic activity.
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That is what makes dancehall more of afaircompetitionthan hip hop.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The liberal state is classically relegated to safeguarding the conditions of free exchange andfaircompetitionand correcting market failures.
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Whigs often repeated the hypothesis that "all men are created equal," interpreting equality in terms of liberty andfaircompetition(not equal desserts).
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Insofar as international law is a binding rule collectively agreed upon, it could delimit the playing field by indicating what constitutesfaircompetition.
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This is a key issue in securingfaircompetitionand avoiding opaque deals between state monopolies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That ensures a uniform standard of supervision and alsofaircompetition.
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Why would we want to shut our markets tofaircompetition?
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Instead, the rules must be observed in the interests of free,faircompetition.
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We have an opportunity here, today, to send a signal for both better environmental protection andfaircompetition.
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It also needs to respect some key principles, such asfaircompetitionand open markets.
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It is not only about the rule of law, but also aboutfaircompetition.
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However, it is essential in this matter thatfaircompetitionshould prevail in the market.
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I think we need to adopt regulations on the 'made in' label, which will help to safeguard conditions offaircompetitionand consumer protection.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is why you must establishfaircompetitionin the transport sector too.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I too am all forfaircompetitionbetween individual modes of transport and for fair and efficient pricing of transport services.
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However, care should always be taken to avoid jeopardisingfaircompetitionwith other commercial players.
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We need to ensurefaircompetitionand refuse to allow our efforts to address climate change to become a disadvantage in terms of world trade.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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