culture war
nounEtymology
Calque of German Kulturkampf.
- derived from Kulturkampf
Definitions
A political struggle for control over cultural institutions.
Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural…
Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.
- Little wonder, then, that stories about the “culture wars” have been burning up the pages of newspapers, magazines, and intellectual journals for the past few years: There’s so much more to fight about these days.
- Bush’s other accomplishments in office include […] prolonging the life of the severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo in a cynical bid to burnish his culture wars résumé.
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