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Some competitions need a [[referee]].  The referee will make sure that the game is played fairly and that the competitors obey the [[rule]]s.  In events like music competitions there will often be an [[adjudicator]] who will decide which person they think is the best.[[File:Spanish walk.gif|thumb|Horse [[training]] for competition.]]
 
Some competitions need a [[referee]].  The referee will make sure that the game is played fairly and that the competitors obey the [[rule]]s.  In events like music competitions there will often be an [[adjudicator]] who will decide which person they think is the best.[[File:Spanish walk.gif|thumb|Horse [[training]] for competition.]]
 
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== Forms ==
==Forms==
   
*In [[nature]], [[animal]]s [[Competition (biology)|compete with one another]] for the best food, the best [[nest|nesting places]], etc. According to [[Charles Darwin]], the competition in nature results in [[evolution]].
 
*In [[nature]], [[animal]]s [[Competition (biology)|compete with one another]] for the best food, the best [[nest|nesting places]], etc. According to [[Charles Darwin]], the competition in nature results in [[evolution]].
 
*In [[business]], firms that make the same things or offer the same services are in [[Competition (economics)|competition]] with one another (see [[market forms]]).
 
*In [[business]], firms that make the same things or offer the same services are in [[Competition (economics)|competition]] with one another (see [[market forms]]).
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*If persons are "competitive" it means that they like trying to compete with other people.
 
*If persons are "competitive" it means that they like trying to compete with other people.
 
*Businesses often say that they sell things at "competitive prices".  This means that their prices are lower than those of other businesses which sell similar things.
 
*Businesses often say that they sell things at "competitive prices".  This means that their prices are lower than those of other businesses which sell similar things.
 
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== Examples of competitions ==
==Examples of competitions==
   
There are a lot of different kinds of competitions, for example:
 
There are a lot of different kinds of competitions, for example:
 
* [[Eating]] competitions, where people try to eat the most food
 
* [[Eating]] competitions, where people try to eat the most food
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==Related pages==
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== Competition Media ==
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File:Athletics competitions.jpg|Competition in sports. One selection of images showing some of the sporting events that are classed as [[sport of athletics|athletics]] competitions.
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File:U.S. Department of Justice headquarters, August 12, 2006.jpg|The [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] building in [[Washington, D.C.]] houses the influential [[United States antitrust law|antitrust]] enforcers of U.S. competition laws
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File:US Olympic Committee Headquarters by David Shankbone.jpg|The [[United States Olympic Committee]]'s headquarters in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. The [[Olympic Games]] are regarded as the international pinnacle of sports competition.
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== Related pages ==
 
{{Wiktionary}}
 
{{Wiktionary}}
 
{{Commons category|Competitions}}
 
{{Commons category|Competitions}}
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*[[Science Olympiad]]
 
*[[Science Olympiad]]
 
*[[Spelling bee]]
 
*[[Spelling bee]]
   
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}