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head-to-head

(also head to head)
 
 
noun [C] informal

Definition

a situation, meeting, programme, etc. in which two people discuss something directly with each other, especially in order to see which person seems the best: Two of the best known names in the industry took part in a televised head to head last night.
(Definition of head-to-head noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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