culture war

== English == === Etymology === Calque of German Kulturkampf. === Noun === culture war (plural culture wars) (rare) A political struggle for control over cultural institutions. (often in the plural) Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States. ==== Usage notes ==== Mostly used to refer to conflict in the 1980s onward, with the 1960s regarded as a different generation. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== culture warrior === Further reading === culture war on Wikipedia.Wikipedia