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Challenge

Challenge is a United Kingdom digital TV channel that mostly airs programmes dedicated to game shows. It is owned by BSkyB. The channel mostly transmits repeats of programmes acquired from UK terrestrial channel archives and a few from around the world, with a few original productions commissioned by the channel itself, or co-commissioned with another broadcaster . Since it has been owned by BSkyB, repeats of former programmes from Sky itself have also been shown.

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challenge

Noun

  1. A confrontation; a dare.
    1. An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
      1. A bid to overcome something.
      2. An attempt to take possession; a tackle
      3. A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
    2. The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
  2. A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
  3. A procedure or action.
    1. A judge's interest in the result of the case for which he or she should not be allowed to sit the case, e.g. a conflict of interest.
    2. The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
    3. The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
    4. An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.
  4. The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.

Verb

  1. To invite someone to take part in a competition.
    We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
  2. To dare someone.
  3. To dispute something.
    to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation
  4. To make a formal objection to a juror.
  5. To claim as due; to demand as a right.
  6. To censure; to blame.
  7. To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
    The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"
  8. To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.


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