War

Roles: combatant, enemy, ally, weapon, territory, strategy, victory, defeat, casualty

Organized violent conflict between groups, with clear sides, territorial stakes, and escalating commitment. One of the most pervasive source domains in everyday language — we attack arguments, defend positions, and marshal evidence. The frame’s deep role structure (allies, enemies, weapons, territory) maps cleanly onto almost any adversarial situation.

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