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Compete vs Counterprogram - What's the difference?

compete | counterprogram |

As verbs the difference between compete and counterprogram

is that compete is while counterprogram is to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete or contrast with a program broadcast simultaneously on another station.

compete

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

  • To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.

    • Usage notes

    A person will compete for'' a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons ''compete against'' one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can ''compete with'' each other as teammates, however ''compete with'' is also used to indicate two persons ''competing against each other.

    Derived terms

    * competitor * competition * noncompete

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    counterprogram

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

  • To schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete or contrast with a program broadcast simultaneously on another station.
  • By extension, to engage in similar competitive posturing or scheduling in any comparable situation.
    • The opposing political party is deploying high profile speakers to counterprogram the convention with small rallies at nearby sites.

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