noun

1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

2. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.

   “It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.”

3. Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Synonyms: gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling