The phrase
"contending parties" refers to two or more groups or individuals who are in competition or disagreement with each other, striving to achieve their own interests or goals.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«contend»
«parties»
Sentences with «contending parties»
- But something happened on the way to the chancery - something more than just the back - and - forth struggles between contending parties arguing and appealing and re-arguing. (educationnext.org)
- As the Obama Presidency comes to an end, with a departing President finally placing great emphasis on US leadership over addressing climate change, the current Presidential campaign takes on considerable significance as to the views and lobby backing of the two contending party nominees. (sciencedaily.com)
- The specious virtue, which, as we have seen, could rightly be claimed by all contending parties, was mixed up with the basest vices of our nature: greed, spite, envy, cowardice, treachery, brutality, and the rest. (religion-online.org)
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