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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
