Glossary entry

Meta-contestability

Definition

Mechanisms that let people challenge the rules of challenge as well as its outcomes: who has standing, what evidence counts, and who sits on review panels. Standing is the right to challenge a decision; meta-contestability is the right to challenge how that right is drawn, and it keeps contestability from ossifying.

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Cite this glossary entry · v1.17.1 · updated Oct 6, 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0

APA

Ethotechnics Institute. (2026). Meta-contestability. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/meta-contestability

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute. "Meta-contestability." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/meta-contestability.

Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute. "Meta-contestability." Ethotechnics glossary. Oct 6, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/meta-contestability.

BibTeX

@misc{glossary_meta-contestability,
  title={Meta-contestability},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/meta-contestability},
  version={v1.17.1}
}

RIS

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Oct 6, 2026
  • Version: v1.17.1

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