conflict

  • 41conflict — n. & v. n. 1 a a state of opposition or hostilities. b a fight or struggle. 2 (often foll. by of) a the clashing of opposed principles etc. b an instance of this. 3 Psychol. a the opposition of incompatible wishes or needs in a person. b an… …

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  • 42conflict — An armed struggle or clash between organized groups within a nation or between nations in order to achieve limited political or military objectives. Although regular forces are often involved, irregular forces frequently predominate. Conflict… …

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  • 43conflict — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin conflictus act of striking together, from confligere to strike together, from com + fligere to strike more at profligate Date: 15th century 1. fight, battle, war < an armed conflict > 2. a …

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  • 44conflict —    a war    Literally, a strong disagreement or a single battle. It sounded better than war, especially when the Korean conflict burst upon us so soon after the Second World War …

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  • 45conflict — noun kɒnflɪkt a serious disagreement or argument. ↘a prolonged armed struggle. ↘an incompatibility between opinions, principles, etc. verb kən flɪkt [often as adjective conflicting] be incompatible or at variance; clash. Derivatives conflictual&#8230; …

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  • 46conflict — verb (i) /kənˈflɪkt / (say kuhn flikt) 1. to come into collision; clash, or be in opposition or at variance; disagree. 2. to contend; do battle. –noun /ˈkɒnflɪkt / (say konflikt) 3. a battle or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife. 4 …

  • 47conflict — konfliktas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Priešingų, nesuderinamų interesų, siekių, norų, poreikių, tikslų susidūrimas; kivirčas, ginčas. kilmė lot. conflictus – susidūrimas atitikmenys: angl. conflict vok. Konflikt, m;&#8230; …

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  • 48conflict — konfliktas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Vienas kitam prieštaraujančių veiksmų arba situacijų susidūrimas. Įvykus konfliktui normalus tolesnis darbas galimas tik išsprendus konfliktą. pavyzdys( iai) duomenų konfliktas, gijos konfliktas …

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  • 49Conflict management — involves implementing strategies to limit the negative aspects of conflict and to increase the positive aspects of conflict at a level equal to or higher than where the conflict is taking place. Furthermore, the aim of conflict management is to&#8230; …

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  • 50Conflict minerals — are minerals mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abuses, notably in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by the Congolese National Army and various armed rebel groups, including the Democratic Forces&#8230; …

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