pageantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpædʒ.ənt/us/ˈpædʒ.ənt/mainly US a competition for young women in which they are judged on their beauty and other qualities:
a beauty pageant
UK a show, usually performed outside, that consists of people wearing traditional clothing and acting out historical events:
Our youngest son is taking part in the school pageant.
any colourful and impressive show or ceremony
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- European night
- exhibition match
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- the Premier League
- winning post
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