The phrase "a parallel contest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a competition that runs alongside another competition, often with similar themes or objectives.
Example: "The organizers decided to hold a parallel contest to encourage more participants and foster creativity among the contestants."
Alternatives: "a concurrent competition" or "an accompanying contest".
The Democrats had a parallel contest in July.
A parallel contest is taking place for the assembly of experts, a clerical body whose 88 members have to choose the supreme leader.
Although there will be a general election in the UK by spring 2010, which will of course mean competition between the Northern Irish parties for 18 Westminster seats, there is little or no appetite for a parallel contest to elect a new Northern Ireland assembly.
America and Europe, however, seem to be in a bizarre parallel contest: which can make its scientists' lives more difficult by imposing the most muddled rules.
But when you're done pshaw-ing, we recommend submitting your own cover ideas to Huffington Post's book section, where they're running an inspired parallel contest.
The second-place spot — in which representations of rival browsers acted flashy and stupid (Internet Explorer kept chanting, "Wheee!" like an idiot) while Firefox quietly did its job — came out on top in a sort of people's-choice parallel contest, getting an average five-star rating from 29,000 voters.
The cast of "Fox and Friends" joked about women's parking skills on Wednesday before holding a parallel parking contest between male and female hosts.
More compelling than this peculiar parallel contest is J's change of heart.
"The Cold War," Pavitt writes, "fired the starting gun on two parallel contests: the arms race and the Space Race".
A parallel tournament seems to have emerged alongside the tennis contest to see who can make off with the most.
The contest between Beto O'Rourke and Pete Buttigieg is emerging as a parallel primary, with many voters agonizing over which one to support.
