Conquest vs. War

Conquest vs. War — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Conquest and War

Conquestnoun

Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

Warnoun

(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually involving the engagement of military forces.

The war was largely between Sunni and Shia militants.

Conquestnoun

An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.

Warnoun

(countable) A particular conflict of this kind.

Conquestnoun

That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.

Warnoun

Any conflict, or anything resembling a conflict.

You look like you've been through the wars.
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Conquestnoun

(feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.

Warnoun

(figuratively) A campaign against something.

The "war on drugs" is a campaign against the use of narcotic drugs.The "war on terror" is a campaign against terrorist crime.In the US, conservatives rail against the "war on Christmas".

Conquestnoun

A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex.

Warnoun

A bout of fierce competition in trade.

I reaped the benefit of the car dealerships' price war, getting my car for far less than it's worth.The cellular phone companies were engaged in a freebie war, each offering various services thrown in when one purchased a plan.

Conquestnoun

(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.

Warnoun

Instruments of war.

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Conquestverb

(archaic) To conquer.

Warnoun

(obsolete) Armed forces.

Conquestverb

(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.

Warnoun

(uncountable) A particular card game for two players, notable for having its outcome predetermined by how the cards are dealt.

Conquestnoun

the act of conquering

Warverb

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

Conquestnoun

success in mastering something difficult;

the conquest of space

Warverb

To carry on, as a contest; to wage.

Conquestnoun

an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

Warnoun

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy;

thousands of people were killed in the war

Warnoun

a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply;

war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring

Warnoun

an active struggle between competing entities;

a price wara war of witsdiplomatic warfare

Warnoun

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious;

the war on povertythe war against crime

Warverb

make or wage war