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Competitive vs Counterprogram - What's the difference?

competitive | counterprogram |

As an adjective competitive

is capable of competing successfully.

As a verb counterprogram is

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

competitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (economics) capable of competing successfully
  • of or pertaining to competition
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.}}
  • (of someone's character) inclined to compete
  • (biochemistry) inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it
  • (euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products

    • Antonyms

    * (of or pertaining to competition) cooperative

    Derived terms

    * competitively * competitiveness * competitive person * competitive advantage * competitive edge

    counterprogram

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (rare)

    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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