#conflict__struggle__battle an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
supertype: group_action__groupaction action taken by a group of people
subtype: class_struggle__classstruggle__class_war__classwar__class_warfare__classwarfare conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
subtype: insurrection__rebellion__revolt__rising__uprising organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
subtype: insurgency an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
subtype: intifada the Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
subtype: mutiny open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
instance: Peasant's_Revolt__Great_Revolt
subtype: counterinsurgency__pacification actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
subtype: strife bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
subtype: countercurrent actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
subtype: discord__discordance strife resulting from a lack of agreement
subtype: tug-of-war any hard struggle between equally matched groups
subtype: fighting__fight__combat the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"
subtype: gunfight__gunplay a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
subtype: skirmish__brush__clash__encounter a minor short-term fight
subtype: contretemps__contretemp an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
subtype: dogfight a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
subtype: swordplay__fencing the act or art of using a sword as in fencing
subtype: in-fighting conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)
subtype: set-to__setto a brief but vigorous fight
subtype: shock.fighting__impact the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
subtype: scuffle__hassle__tussle__rough-and-tumble__roughandtumble disorderly fighting
subtype: affaire_d'honneur__affaired'honneur__duel a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
subtype: fistfight__fisticuffs__slugfest a fight with bare fists
subtype: punch-up__punchup (British) a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up"
subtype: battering__banging the act of subjecting to strong attack
subtype: beating__whipping the act of overcoming or outdoing
subtype: affray__disturbance__fray__ruffle a noisy fight
subtype: free-for-all__brawl a noisy fight in a crowd
subtype: knife_fight__knifefight__snickersnee__cut-and-thrust__cutandthrust fighting with knives
subtype: gang_fight__rumble a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
subtype: feud a bitter quarrel between two parties
subtype: vendetta__blood_feud__bloodfeud a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
subtype: warfare__war an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
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