Аннотация:The subject of our research is the verbalized concept CHALLENGE. In order to interpret the meaning of a concept, we turn to the analysis of its particular linguistic expressions. We consider its nominations as tokens and analyze them within a given context. With regard to discourse studies, in this research we decided to narrow down the scope and turn to political discourse. The objective of our research is to identify the specifics of the linguistic representation of the target concept and, as a result, to single out cognitive and functional features of the verbalized concept CHALLENGE in the English language both on the systemic and discursive levels.