society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > place where contest is fought out > ground on which contest may be fought (2)
figurative. A site of, or forum for, strife or conflict; an issue about which there is intense debate.
(a) ground upon which a person or thing may securely stand (chiefly figurative); (b) ground upon which a contest may be fought or a stand may be…