"battle of the sexes" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-battle of the sexes.ogg Forms: battles of the sexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|battles of the sexes}} battle of the sexes (plural battles of the sexes)
  1. (almost always preceded by the) The persistent state of rivalry, opposition, or tension between men and women in society. Categories (topical): Gender Translations (persistent state of opposition between men and women): kønskamp [common-gender] (Danish), kønskrig [common-gender] (Danish)
    Sense id: en-battle_of_the_sexes-en-noun-JnNIW--K Disambiguation of Gender: 95 5 0 Disambiguation of 'persistent state of opposition between men and women': 64 30 6
  2. Any competition between men and women. Translations (any competition between males and females): guerra de sexes [feminine] (Catalan), kønskamp [common-gender] (Danish), kønskrig [common-gender] (Danish), strijd der geslachten [masculine] (Dutch), sukupuolten taistelu (Finnish), Geschlechterkampf [masculine] (German), μάχη των φύλων (máchi ton fýlon) [feminine] (Greek), battaglia dei sessi [feminine] (Italian), война́ поло́в (vojná polóv) [feminine] (Russian), борьба́ поло́в (borʹbá polóv) [feminine] (Russian), könskamp [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-battle_of_the_sexes-en-noun-yZWM3uSY Disambiguation of 'any competition between males and females': 20 75 5
  3. (game theory) A situation in which two people want to do different things, but do them together. Categories (topical): Game theory Translations (game theory): sukupuolten taistelu (Finnish), Kampf der Geschlechter (German), battaglia dei sessi [feminine] (Italian), cinsiyetlerin savaşı (Turkish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sexual politics

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