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beauty contest
beauty contestn.1. A contest in which a number of people, especially women or girls, are judged with regard to their physical beauty and often their talent or personality, usually with a single winner.2. A competition or comparison based primarily on external or superficial factors: an election that proved to be little more than a beauty contest.beauty contest n 1. a competition in which the participants, usually women, are judged on their attractiveness, with a prize, and often a title, awarded to the winner 2. informal any contest decided on the basis of superficial attractiveness, popularity, etc: the referendum might turn into a party political beauty contest. beau′ty con`test
n. 1. a competition in which the entrants, usu. women, are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent. 2. a contest, as a presidential primary, that is decided by popular vote. [1895–1900] Translationsbeauty contest
Beauty ContestIn Keynesian economics, a concept describing how rational investors are expected to buy and sell securities. According to the theory, in a free market, rational investors tend to buy securities they believe everyone else thinks are valuable, rather than the ones they themselves believe are valuable. That is, because demand for securities drives prices up and down, rational investors attempt to estimate their demand rather than their intrinsic values. The term is based on a fictional newspaper contest in which contestants are asked to identify one woman among six that other people think to be the most beautiful, rather than the woman the contestant likes best himself.beauty contest a competition between TRADE UNIONS to gain recognition by an employer for COLLECTIVE BARGAINING and/or representational purposes. See BRIDLINGTON RULES.AcronymsSeebar code |