Synonyms for contenders
con·tenders

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1. List of paraphrases for "contenders":

   suitors, competitors, rivals, contestants, candidates, pretenders, aspirants

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1. David Payne:

   There’s still time for serious contenders to ‘ante up,’ our current campaign finance laws are making this one of the most interesting primary campaigns ever for Republicans, but also confusing. Two of our top-three contenders are running without officially declaring their candidacy as of yet: Bush and Walker.

2. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn:

   If Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt won't use 'the R word', I will: Donald Trump telling four Congresswomen of color to 'go back' is racist, the two contenders to be the next Prime Minister should call out this far-right hate speech for what it is.

3. Mark Leibovich:

   It's not so much what the contenders need to do to win the debate; it's what they need to do to position themselves to prevail as the nominee. since this debate will likely have lower ratings [than the two Republican debates], I'd guess the 'one-liners' and soundbites will carry more weight.

4. Josep Borrell:

   We are not going to send any electoral observation mission there because Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has taken care to imprison all the political contenders who have stood in these elections.

5. Esme Pau:

   Our view is ERNIE is three to six months ahead of its potential contenders.