uncivil war
English
editEtymology
editParallel construction to civil war.
Noun
edit- (politics) A political dispute marked by incivility but minimal violence.
- January 20 2021, Joe Biden, Inaugural Address
- “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this - if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”
- January 20 2021, Joe Biden, Inaugural Address