# war (conflict)

Groups use force in an organized interaction.

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: process.general  ·  Arena: war.conflict

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [groups](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-groups.collection), [force](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-force.push), [organized](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-organized.structure), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** Groups apply force in a mutual, structured way that sustains change between them.

**Novel properties:**
- mutual engagement under structure
- sustained coercive exchange
- organized opposition

## Examples
- The 2003 invasion of Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime within weeks. *(institutions)*
- Ant colonies fight neighboring colonies for territory using coordinated biting and stinging. *(biology)*
- The 1940 Battle of Britain saw sustained aerial combat between RAF and Luftwaffe forces. *(engineering)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-war.conflict*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-war.conflict.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*