rivalry

The act of competing or emulating.

The state or condition of being a rival.

The act of rivaling; competition; a strife or effort to obtain an object which another is pursuing: as, rivalry in love; an endeavor to equal or surpass another in some excellence; emulation: as, rivalry for superiority at the bar or in the senate.

Synonyms Competition, etc. See emulation.

The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.

The relationship between two or more rivals who regularly compete with each other. The term usually applies to two rivals.

the act of competing as for profit or a prize