turf wars
Fights over ground
Turf wars are conflicts over territory or domain—originally street gangs fighting for control of neighborhoods, now applied broadly to any territorial dispute.
Departments engage in turf wars over budget and jurisdiction.
The turf war between marketing and sales delayed the product launch.
The singular turf war is equally common.
- extortionObtaining through threats
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- violenceHarmful physical force
- drive byPass in a vehicle
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
racketeering · drug trafficking · drug deals · territorial disputes · feud · encroachment · hostile takeover · struggle · confrontation · dominance · boundary disputes · gangs · street gangs · gang territory · conflict · controls · showdown · territory
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- productivity killersdistractions, procrastination, wasted time, multitasking, micromanagement
- workplace conflictspower struggles, disagreements, arguments, office politics, miscommunication
- market rivalryrivalry, rivals, competitors, competition, market share
- workplace problemspoor communication, miscommunication, missed deadlines, budget overruns, scope creep
- Elimination Gamesmusical chairs, dodgeball, knockout, last man standing, hot potato
turf warspeaceful coexistence
Non-hostile international relations
cooperation · harmony · collaboration · partnership · peace
turf warscollaboration
Joint intellectual work
partnership · teamwork · cooperation · joint venture · alliance
turf warsunity
Wholeness through cohesion
integration · consolidation · unification · merger · cohesion
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