battleground

battleground
noun /ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd/
a) A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.

The farmers field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.

b) Figuratively, any subject of dispute or contention.

Abortion was becoming the seasons big political battleground, once again.


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