contestation

Example Sentences

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"Violation of these freedoms will lead to social and political violence and contestation of the results," he told Reuters, referring to potential fallout from the elections to be held on Dec. 20.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

Indigenous Peoples are in a place of contestation over lands, rights, self-determination and reparation.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023

“These places are not just contested by climate activists. There’s been a lot of contestation around their collections, how they’ve collected, and what kind of point of view they have shown.”

From National Geographic • Jul. 19, 2023

Its proximity to rich soil, with extensive olive groves and vineyards, and its role as a juncture between the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia, has also made it the subject of frequent territorial contestation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

This necessitated a hearing to settle the contestation of the will.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson