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contention

/kənˈtɛnʃən/
noun
  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

  2. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.

    "It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people."

  3. Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Synonymsgainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling

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