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   war

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   noun

   • 1. a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country: "Japan declared war on Germany" Similar conflictwarfarecombatfightingstrugglearmed conflictactionmilitary actionbloodshedcontesttusslebattleskirmishfightclashconfrontationengagementaffrayencountercollisionoffensiveattackblitzsiegecampaigncrusadefeudvendettastrifehostilityenmityantagonismdiscorddisunityanimusill willbad bloodhostilitiesOpposite peacetruceceasefireharmony
   • ▪ a state of competition or hostility between different people or groups: "she was at war with her parents"
   • ▪ a sustained campaign against an undesirable situation or activity: "the authorities are waging war against smuggling" Similar campaigncrusadebattlefightstrugglemovementdrivemission

   verb

   • 1. engage in a war: "small states warred against each another"

   Word Origin late Old Englishwerre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse.

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   What is meant by war?

   • Finally, war is generally understood to embrace only armed conflicts on a fairly large scale, usually excluding conflicts in which fewer than 50,000 combatants are involved. War, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and magnitude.

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   What is a war armed conflict?

   • War is an armed conflict[a] between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups.

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   What is a war in sociology?

   • War, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and magnitude. Sociologists usually apply the term to such conflicts only if they are initiated and conducted in accordance with socially recognized forms.

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   What is a war in social science?

   • war, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and magnitude. In the usage of social science, certain qualifications are added. Sociologists usually apply the term to such conflicts only if they are initiated and conducted in accordance with socially recognized forms.

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   What is a war based on Webster's Dictionary?

   • ‘War’ defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a state of open and declared, hostile armed conflict between states or nations, or a period of such conflict. This captures a particularly political-rationalistic account of war and warfare, i.e., that war needs to be explicitly declared and to be between states to be a war.

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   What is the difference between war and conflict?

   • Both war and conflict use a range of means to coerce others: direct organised armed violence; economic and diplomatic actions, trade sanctions, espionage, sabotage, terrorism, insurgency, human security, cyber; and other non-traditional military considerations. What differentiates war and conflict is the primacy of violence. Conflict is

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › warWar | History, Causes, Types, Meaning, Examples, & Facts ...

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   Oct 23, 2024 · War, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and magnitude. Sociologists usually apply the term to such conflicts only if they are initiated and conducted in accordance with socially recognized forms.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WarWar - Wikipedia

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   War is an armed conflict [a] between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups. [2]

5. researchcentre.army.gov.au › library › land-powerWhat Is War? Defining War, Conflict and Competition

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   Mar 5, 2020 · This article defines war as the continuation of a group's policy using violence as the primary means of coercion, and contrasts it with conflict and competition. It explains how these concepts form a spectrum of political coercion and persuasion, and how they are used in modern times.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WAR definition: 1. armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this: 2. a…. Learn more.

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   • What is War? The first issue to be considered is what is war and what is its definition. The student of war needs to be careful in examining definitions of war, for like any social phenomena, definitions are varied, and often the proposed definition masks a particular political or philosophical stance paraded by the author.
   • What causes war? Various sub-disciplines have grappled with war’s etiology, but each in turn, as with definitions of war, often reflects a tacit or explicit acceptance of broader philosophical issues on the nature of determinism and freedom.
   • Human Nature and War. A setting to explore the relationship between human nature and war is provided by Thomas Hobbes, who presents a state of nature in which the ‘true’ or ‘underlying’ nature of man is likely to come to the fore of our attention.
   • War and Political and Moral Philosophy. The first port of call for investigating war’s morality is the just war theory, which is well discussed and explained in many text books and dictionaries and can also be viewed on the IEP.

8. education.nationalgeographic.org › resource › warWar - Education | National Geographic Society

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   Oct 1, 2024 · War is generally defined as violent conflict between states or nations. Nations go to war for a variety of reasons. It has been argued that a nation will go to war if the benefits of war are deemed to outweigh the disadvantages, and if

9. www.britannica.com › topic › warWar - Conflict, Causes, Consequences | Britannica

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   2 days ago · War - Conflict, Causes, Consequences: Contemporary theories of the causes of war divide roughly into two major schools. One attributes war to certain innate biological and psychological factors or drives, the other attributes it to certain social relations and institutions.