Collocations for "dispute"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dispute" in context.
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dispute
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [legal, medical, business, civil, family, religious] dispute
- a [border, perimeter, boundary, territorial] dispute
- a dispute [about, over, concerning, regarding] the [border]
- a dispute over [tasks, responsibilities, limits]
- a dispute between [unions, friends, companies, neighbors]
- [a lengthy, an ongoing, a never-ending] dispute
- a [week, month, year] -long dispute (over)
- a dispute over [where, who, how much, what]
- [engaged, embroiled] in a (legal) dispute
- tried to [resolve, sort out, put an end to] the dispute
- involved in a [union, industrial] dispute (over)
- resolved their dispute [in, out of] court
- the [matter, question, point] is in dispute
- there is no dispute over the [fact that, existence of]
- a dispute over [working conditions, nuclear weapons, border controls]
- disputed her claim
- dispute the [issue, question, matter, facts]
- dispute the [outcome, validity]
- dispute the election
- you cannot dispute the facts
- cannot be disputed
- [can, will] be disputed in court
- has long been disputed
- disputed by experts
'dispute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):