Definition of "tug-of-war" []

• Alternative spelling of tug of war. (noun)

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• "Kessler was with the agency in 1992 when nutritional labels were first introduced, and has called the tug-of-war between the FDA and the food industry at that time a "battle royale.""
• "As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war..."
• "The federal government and states have been in a tug-of-war over alcohol regulation since the 21st Amendment passed in 1933."