War

:For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation).

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War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of lethal violence between combatants or upon civilians. Other terms for war, which often serve as euphemisms, include armed conflict, hostilities, and police action(note). War is contrasted with peace, which is usually defined as the absence of war.

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A common perception of war is a series of military campaigns between at least two opposing sides involving a dispute over sovereignty, territory, resources,

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or a host of other issues. A war to liberate an occupied country is sometimes characterised as a "war of liberation", while a war between internal elements of the same state may constitute a civil war.

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