闘争

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 闘争, read とうそう, means a struggle against opposition.
• Basic usage: It describes conflict over interests such as labor or power.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Participants and stakes
  • In the example, the participants in 労働者たちの闘争 are the workers.
  • In 権力闘争, power is at stake.
• Strength of opposition
  • Where 競争 focuses on competing for an advantage, 闘争 more strongly emphasizes opposing sides in conflict.