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Definition of Turf war
1. Noun. A bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights. "The president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors"
Definition of Turf war
1. Noun. A dispute over territory between rival gangs. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turf War
Literary usage of Turf war
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"It was like the President wrangling with Congress—but it worked, and I recommend
it as a turf-war-deflection tactic. At monthly meetings, you can turn the ..."
2. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"He and the local Sufi Imam "waged a turf war via their private channels."
A Jirga (tribal council) ruled that both "FM Imams" should be expelled from the ..."
3. You'll Learn Not to Cry: Child Combatants in Colombia by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Sebastian Brett (2003)
"Most of the killings were attributed to a turf war between paramilitaries and
the guerrillas.282 Those caught by either side in this war of attrition are in ..."
4. Hostage to Revolution: Gorbachev and Soviet Security Policy, 1985-1991 by Coit D. Blacker (1993)
"This turf war intensified during 1988 and 1989 as senior members of the political
leadership, joined by a small group of civilian analysts, pressed the case ..."
5. Alliance Adrift by Yoichi Funabashi (1999)
"The air force was also alarmed about losing out in a future turf war with the navy.
Owens revealed that "General Shalikashvili agreed with it. ..."
6. Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering: Papers from a by National Academy of Engineering, National Academies (U.S.) (2004)
"In fact, a more precise definition than "1 to 100 nm" would actually exclude some
research areas and could start a turf war that most researchers would ..."
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