| African National Congress |
South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
| agony |
a violent struggle, esp. the struggle just before death. [1/3 definitions] |
| ANC |
abbreviation of "African National Congress," South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
| asphalt jungle |
any large city, esp. when considered as the noisy, crowded arena of a struggle for survival. |
| battle |
to struggle. [2/5 definitions] |
| bourgeois |
in Marxist theory, a member of the capitalist class, opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle. [1/6 definitions] |
| bourgeoisie |
in Marxist theory, the capitalist class opposing the proletariat in the class struggle. [1/2 definitions] |
| combat |
to fight or struggle. [1/3 definitions] |
| contention |
a struggle between or among people or ideas; strife; argument. [1/3 definitions] |
| contest |
a struggle for superiority or victory. [2/5 definitions] |
| cope1 |
to contend or struggle, esp. with some success (often fol. by "with"). [1/2 definitions] |
| Desmond Tutu |
South African cleric and leader in the struggle against apartheid, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 (b.1931). |
| fight |
a battle, struggle, or angry disagreement. [3/9 definitions] |
| fighter |
one who has the will or determination to struggle or resist. [1/3 definitions] |
| flounder1 |
to struggle clumsily, often losing balance or headway. [1/3 definitions] |
| gasp |
to breathe in gasps; struggle for breath; pant. [1/3 definitions] |
| gladiator |
one who participates in struggle or controversy, esp. in a public cause; combatant. [1/3 definitions] |
| grapple |
to struggle to master a difficult object, problem, or opponent (often fol. by "with"). [1/6 definitions] |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. [1/2 definitions] |
| overcome |
to defeat or quell in a conflict; succeed in a struggle with. [1/5 definitions] |
| rat race |
(informal) an exhausting, competitive struggle or routine. |