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 

• TURF WAR (noun)

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))