concours et compétition

Ron
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12/06/17
concours -- masculine noun
(= épreuve) competition
un concours de chant, a singing competition
compétition -- feminine noun
(dans la vie, dans les affaires) competition
être en compétition avec to be competing with
avoir l'esprit de compétition to be competitive
(sport, = épreuve) event
les compétitions internationales international events
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Jean
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10 June 2017
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concours et compétition
Are these two words completely interchangeable ? If not, in which circumstances are they used ?