uncivil war

English

Etymology

Parallel construction to civil war.

Noun

uncivil war

  1. (politics) A political dispute marked by incivility but minimal violence.
    • January 20 2021, Joe Biden, Inaugural Address
      “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this - if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.