Topic: conflict
Definition:

  • 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" opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
  • "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision" 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" a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
  • "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"
  • "a conflict of loyalties" an incompatibility of dates or events
  • "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
  • "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing" a disagreement or argument about something important
  • "he had a dispute with his wife"
  • "there were irreconcilable differences"
  • "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" be in conflict
  • "The two proposals conflict!" go against, as of rules and laws
  • "He ran afoul of the law"
  • "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

    Related tag cloud:

  • mediation
  • resolution
  • war
  • conflict resolution
  • training
  • communication
  • adr
  • leadership
  • dispute
  • alternative dispute resolution
  • negotiation
  • peace
  • arbitration
  • divorce
  • management
  • motivation
  • mediator
  • conflict management
  • teamwork
  • relationships
  • counseling
  • Resources:

    University of Colorado, Boulder
    The College of Arts and Sciences houses the Department of Communication; the College of Journalism and Mass Communication offers more possibilities.
    http://www.colorado.edu/

    CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet)
    Provides a wide range of information, resources and source material on the troubles from 1968 to the present.
    http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/

    Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity
    Research and degree program related to ethnic conflict management and resolution.
    http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/