political struggle
Fight for control
Political struggle is conflict over power, policy, or resources within a political system.
The term encompasses everything from electoral campaigns and legislative battles to protests, revolutions, and civil wars.
Unlike mere disagreement, struggle implies sustained effort against opposition: The political struggle for civil rights lasted decades.
The phrase often carries connotations of righteous resistance against entrenched power.
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
taking to the streets · resistance · dissent · fight the power · rebellion · coup · movement · mass movement · activism · grassroots organizing · opposition · defiance · rally · revolt · insurrection · clash · faction · class war
political strugglepolitical cooperation
Factions working together governmentally
political unity · political compromise · bipartisanship · détente · rapprochement
political strugglepolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
acquiescence · quietism · submission · complacency · resignation
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