rival
So far, [Bernie Sanders'] top rivals have largely avoided direct confrontations with the progressive firebrand,
aware of his deep support among the Democratic Party’s activist factions. —Max Greenwood, 1.14.20 {12:18 PM EST}
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noun: 1. a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor. 2. a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority: a stadium without a rival. 3. a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field. 4. a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others: she is without rival in the field of economics. 5. one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess. 6. one striving for competitive advantage. 7. equal, peer. verb: 1. to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo. 2. to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill. 3. to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty. 4. to engage in rivalry; compete. 5. to be the equal or near equal of: an empire that rivalled Rome. 6. to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry. 7. to act as a rival : compete. 8. to be in competition with. 9. to strive to equal or excel : emulate. 10. to possess qualities or aptitudes that approach or equal (those of another). adjective:
1. competing or standing in rivalry: rival suitors; rival businesses; rival company. 2. having the same pretensions or claims : competing. obsolete: a companion or associate (in duty). Related Words: competing, competitor, contender, competition, challenger, peer, adversary, opponent, emulate, equal, resemble, conflicting, opposed, cutthroat, combatant, battling, vying, combating, contesting. Synonyms: contestant, emulator, antagonist, opponent, competitive, opposed, oppose, match, emulate. (Noun) coequal, compeer, coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, match, parallel, peer. (Verb) battle, compete, contend, face off, fight, race, vie. Antonym: ally. More Merriam-Webster Examples: The teams have been longtime rivals. // The men are romantic rivals for her affection. Origin: 1570–80; < Latin rīvālis orig., one who uses a stream in common with another, equivalent to rīv(us) stream + -ālis -al. C16: from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 1577. Adjective: 1592. Verb: 1607. History and Etymology: Noun: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream — more at run. —Merriam-Webster. Added: 1.14.20 {8:20 PM} Sources: 1, 2.
aware of his deep support among the Democratic Party’s activist factions. —Max Greenwood, 1.14.20 {12:18 PM EST}
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noun: 1. a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor. 2. a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority: a stadium without a rival. 3. a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field. 4. a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others: she is without rival in the field of economics. 5. one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess. 6. one striving for competitive advantage. 7. equal, peer. verb: 1. to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo. 2. to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill. 3. to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty. 4. to engage in rivalry; compete. 5. to be the equal or near equal of: an empire that rivalled Rome. 6. to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry. 7. to act as a rival : compete. 8. to be in competition with. 9. to strive to equal or excel : emulate. 10. to possess qualities or aptitudes that approach or equal (those of another). adjective:
1. competing or standing in rivalry: rival suitors; rival businesses; rival company. 2. having the same pretensions or claims : competing. obsolete: a companion or associate (in duty). Related Words: competing, competitor, contender, competition, challenger, peer, adversary, opponent, emulate, equal, resemble, conflicting, opposed, cutthroat, combatant, battling, vying, combating, contesting. Synonyms: contestant, emulator, antagonist, opponent, competitive, opposed, oppose, match, emulate. (Noun) coequal, compeer, coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, match, parallel, peer. (Verb) battle, compete, contend, face off, fight, race, vie. Antonym: ally. More Merriam-Webster Examples: The teams have been longtime rivals. // The men are romantic rivals for her affection. Origin: 1570–80; < Latin rīvālis orig., one who uses a stream in common with another, equivalent to rīv(us) stream + -ālis -al. C16: from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 1577. Adjective: 1592. Verb: 1607. History and Etymology: Noun: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream — more at run. —Merriam-Webster. Added: 1.14.20 {8:20 PM} Sources: 1, 2.