a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)