English Explanatory Dictionary

culture war

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A political struggle for control over cultural institutions.
  2. Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.

Word forms

culture war culture wars

Etymology

Calque of German Kulturkampf.

Related words

culture warrior
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