n. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

n. a point asserted as part of an argument

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. 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"

n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

n. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

n. coming into conflict with

n. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

n. thinking that is coherent and logical

n. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate

n. discord that splits a group

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. noisy quarrel

n. a quarrel about petty points

n. the speech act of objecting

n. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

n. lack of agreement or harmony

n. joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"