| 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 |
a fight between two opposing sides. [2 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] |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. [1/3 definitions] |
| contention |
a struggle between or among people or ideas; strife; argument. [1/3 definitions] |
| contest |
a fight or struggle to win or to be better. [2/4 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 or argument. [3 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] |
| labor |
to go with difficulty; struggle. [1/5 definitions] |