turf war

1. 1.

   a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights

   “a turf war erupted between street gangs”

   “the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors”

   Broaderconflict

Questions about turf war

What does turf war mean?

turf war means "a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights".

Is turf war a common word?

turf war is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.