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Contestation between rival [[interest]]s or forces. Conflict may subsume every type of contest from [[game]]s, [[contest]]s and [[competition]] to [[law suit]]s, [[fight]]s, [[battle]s and [[war]]s. In the social sciences, conflict is often contrasted with competition and cooperation.
Contestation between rival [[interest]]s or forces, particularly those involving disagreements over resources. Conflict may characterize type of contest from [[game]]s, [[contest]]s and [[competition]] to [[law suit]]s, [[fight]]s, [[battle]s and [[war]]s. In the social sciences, conflict is often contrasted with competition and cooperation.

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Conflict [r]: Contestation between rival interests or forces, particularly those involving disagreements over resources. Conflict may characterize type of contest from games, contests and competition to law suits, fights, [[battle]s and wars. In the social sciences, conflict is often contrasted with competition and cooperation.