competition Definition

competition
noun

1. An event in which people compete.
2. The process or fact of competing.

Thesaurus: rivalry, contention, struggle, opposition.
3. Rivals, eg in business or their products.

Thesaurus: competitors, rivals, opponents, adversaries, contestants.
4. biol.
In a community of plants or animals: the simultaneous demand for the same limited resource, eg light or water, by two or more organisms or species, which leads to a struggle for continued survival.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin competitio meeting together.