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CONTESTEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("contestee" is a kind of...):
victor; winner (the contestant who wins the contest)
Domain category:
election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)
Derivation:
contest (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation)