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Definition of 'battleground'

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battleground

(bætəlgraʊnd )
Word forms: plural battlegrounds
1. countable noun
A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
2. countable noun
You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a battleground.
...the battleground of education.
Children's literature is an ideological battleground.
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Example sentences containing 'battleground'

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Social media seems the new battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Next generation products, as they are called, are the new battleground for tobacco multinationals. Times, Sunday Times (2016)We do not want it to become a political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The next battleground would be the cobbles. Times, Sunday Times (2014)This week education and public services are going to be a key battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2007)These areas are seen as the new battleground in the war on terror. Times, Sunday Times (2008)That looks as though it might be the next battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2014)The issue of healthcare will be a key battleground in the presidential campaign. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The team will become the battleground on which they seek individual significance. Christianity Today (2000)The trend has led phone companies to turn the home into a new battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2006)That is the battleground of the next election. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Bonuses and banking regulation have become a key political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Power to the people is the new battleground of politics. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Marriage is likely to be a political battleground at the next general election. Times, Sunday Times (2009)In the process he established the battleground for the next general election. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Then they will get into the serious mountains tomorrow when this intriguing race goes into a new kind of battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2013)For all the political posturing, the battleground issues between the parties are relatively few. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Successive governments attack our education system, which has been a constant political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Sport should be a unifying force, not a political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Either way, looks have become a battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2008)For many people, food has become a battleground between them and their carer and can cause untold anguish. Times, Sunday Times (2008)PROPERTY will be a key battleground in the general election and a controversial one for investors in the months ahead. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Food has become another battleground. The Sun (2015)Women's dress has long been a political battleground in Iran. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Supporting families is set to become a key political battleground between Labour and the Conservatives at the general election. Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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Used Occasionally. battleground is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'battleground'

  • battledress
  • battlefield
  • battlefront
  • battleground
  • battlement
  • battlements
  • battlepiece

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Definition of battleground from the Collins English Dictionary

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