"David-and-Goliath" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the Biblical story of David.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2016, Josh Rottenberg, “CBS and Paramount Pictures announce new guidelines on 'Star Trek' fan films”, in Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "The “Axanar” case has sparked considerable controversy within the “Star Trek” fan community, with some championing the film as a David-and-Goliath battle for creative freedom and others sharply criticizing the film’s creators for overstepping their bounds and threatening the entire world of fan films.",
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        "Being or involving an unequal conflict between two parties, one of which is much stronger or more powerful than the other."
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          "conflict",
          "conflict"
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          "parties",
          "party"
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      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "Daavidin ja Goljatın (mostly only used with \"taisto\", etc.)",
          "sense": "involving an unequal conflict"
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        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "Dovudu Jolut",
          "sense": "involving an unequal conflict",
          "word": "Довуду Ҷолут"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "David-and-Goliath"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "The “Axanar” case has sparked considerable controversy within the “Star Trek” fan community, with some championing the film as a David-and-Goliath battle for creative freedom and others sharply criticizing the film’s creators for overstepping their bounds and threatening the entire world of fan films.",
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        "Being or involving an unequal conflict between two parties, one of which is much stronger or more powerful than the other."
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          "unequal"
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          "party"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "Daavidin ja Goljatın (mostly only used with \"taisto\", etc.)",
      "sense": "involving an unequal conflict"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Dovudu Jolut",
      "sense": "involving an unequal conflict",
      "word": "Довуду Ҷолут"
    }
  ],
  "word": "David-and-Goliath"
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