(A) a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means
(B) a written agreement between two or more countries
(C) a type of news reporting that may stretch the truth and even lie to its readers
(D) ** a feeling produced in a situation when people do not trust each other
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Concept note-1: -: the act or action of stretching or the condition or degree of being stretched to stiffness : tautness. : stress sense 1b. 3. : either of two balancing forces causing or tending to cause extension. : the stress resulting from the elongation of an elastic body.
Concept note-2: -Some common synonyms of conflict are contention, discord, dissension, strife, and variance.
Concept note-3: -noun. noun. /ˈtɛnʃn/ 1[uncountable, countable, usually plural] tension (between A and B) a situation in which people do not trust each other, or feel unfriendly toward each other, and which may cause them to attack each other There is mounting tension along the border.