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beauty contest — beauty ,contest noun count 1. ) beauty contest or beauty pageant a competition for women in which judges decide who are the most beautiful 2. ) AMERICAN MAINLY JOURNALISM a type of PRIMARY election in which people s votes have no real effect, but … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beauty contest — n. 1. a competition in which women are rated on the basis of physical beauty, and often also talent, personality, etc.: also beauty pageant 2. a competition based on criteria that are shallow or unserious … English World dictionary
beauty contest — beauty contests N COUNT A beauty contest is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful … English dictionary
beauty contest — beauty .contest n a competition in which women are judged on how attractive they look … Dictionary of contemporary English
Beauty contest — A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition based mainly, though not always entirely, on the physical beauty of its contestants, and often incorporating personality, talent demonstration, and question responses as judged criteria.… … Wikipedia
beauty contest — n. 1) to hold, stage a beauty contest 2) to enter a beauty contest * * * [ bjuːtɪˌkɒntest] stage a beauty contest to enter a beauty contest to hold … Combinatory dictionary
Beauty Contest — Der von John Maynard Keynes entwickelte Schönheitswettbewerb, auch unter dem englischen Begriff Beauty Contest bekannt, ist ein ökonomisches Experiment innerhalb der Spieltheorie zur Untersuchung des menschlichen Entscheidungsverhaltens. Dabei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beauty contest — Der von John Maynard Keynes entwickelte Schönheitswettbewerb, auch unter dem englischen Begriff Beauty Contest bekannt, ist ein ökonomisches Experiment innerhalb der Spieltheorie zur Untersuchung des menschlichen Entscheidungsverhaltens. Dabei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
beauty contest — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms beauty contest : singular beauty contest plural beauty contests a competition for women in which judges decide who are the most beautiful … English dictionary
beauty contest — beauty pageant, competition in which participants (usually female) are rated according to external beauty and sometimes personality and/or social aspirations (winners usually receive a prize of money and a trophy) … English contemporary dictionary
beauty contest — 1. a competition in which the entrants, usually women, are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners awarded prizes or titles. 2. Informal. any contest, election, etc., that is decided on the basis of… … Universalium
