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TURF WAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turf war mean?
• TURF WAR (noun)
The noun TURF WAR has 1 sense:
1. a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights
Familiarity information: TURF WAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors
Hypernyms ("turf war" is a kind of...):
battle; conflict; struggle (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals))
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