an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something
a design/an art/a talent competition
an international/a national competition
Hundreds of schools entered the competition.
She's won a prestigious singing competition.
in a competition He won fourth place in the competition.
a competition to do something a competition to design the new Parliament building
a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have
stiff/fierce/intense/tough competition
competition between A and B competition between two similar products
competition among somebody/something The government said the new laws would enhance competition among banks.
competition for something competition for resources/jobs/food, etc.
competition to do something competition to secure a place on the course
competition from somebody/something The firm is facing stiff competition from its online rivals.
in competition with somebody/something Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector.
in competition with somebody/something for something We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.
in competition with somebody/something to do something The programme puts two couples in competition with each other to redecorate one another's homes.
the people who are competing against somebody
We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.
This car consistently outperforms the competition.