declare war against

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declare war against someone or something and declare war on someone or something

1. Lit. to formally announce that one will fight a war with someone or some country. A group of countries declared war against the aggressor.

2. . Fig. to announce a serious campaign against a type of person or a serious problem. The president declared war against crime and criminals. The pressure group declared war on waste.

See also: against, declare, war

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He also clarified that he did not aim to declare war against America, but America should not be allowed to interfere in the internal issues of the country. Presidency has turned parliamentary system into One-man show: Javed ... by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan) He also clarified that he did not aim to declare war against America, but America should not be allowed to interfere in the internal issues of the country. Presidency has turned parliamentary system into one man show: Hashmi by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) You want to declare war against us, we will declare Islam against you," he said. UK Tory leaders react angrily to exiled hate preacher's Islamic rant by Asian News International			death Death is the great leveler death on debate debate on debit debit against debit to debit with debt deceive deceive into deceive with decide decide against decide among decide between decide for decide in favor of decide on decision deck deck out declare declare for declare war against decorate decorate for decorate with dedicate to deduce from deduct from deed to deem it necessary deep deep down deep pockets deep-six deeply deface with default on defeat defect defect from defect to defend defend against defend with defense defer to define as			declare interest declare interest declare interest declare interest declare interest declare lawful declare legal declare not to be true declare null and void declare one’s right declare oneself declare openly declare opposition declare positively declare solemnly declare the truth of declare to be declare to be fact declare to be false declare to be forfeited declare to be genuine declare to be true declare to be untrue declare true declare under oath declare unlawful declare valid declare war declare war declare war declare war against declare war on Declare War on Spammers declare with positiveness declared declared declared declared declared declared against declared against declared against declared an interest declared an interest declared an interest declared an interest declared an interest Declared Commuter Lane declared dividend Declared Dividends declared for declared for declared for Declared Gross Vehicle Weight declared insane declared intention declared interest declared interest declared interest declared interest declared interest

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