beauty parade (BrE also beauty contest) noun [C] (informal)

an occasion when several competing companies or people try to persuade sb to use their services:

Ireland is to award four telecommunications licences in a beauty parade next year.

• sabbatical
• sabotage
• sachet
• sack
• saddle
• sae
• safe
• safe deposit
• safeguard
• safe haven
• safety
• safety culture
• safety net
• safety procedure
• safety stock
• safety valve
• sag
• salami slicing
• salaried
• salary
• salaryman
• salary matrix
• salary scale
• sale
• saleable