I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , major , serious
▪
There is considerable ~ over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term.
▪
The incident sparked off a major ~ between the two countries.
▪ minor , petty
▪ acrimonious , bitter , heated
▪ damaging ( BrE )
▪ continuing , lengthy , long-running , long-standing , ongoing , protracted
▪ outstanding
▪
He proposed a negotiated settlement of the outstanding ~s between the two countries.
▪ public
▪ international , local
▪ internal
▪
There were lengthy internal ~s between the two wings of the party.
▪ custody ( esp. AmE ), domestic , family , marital
▪ industrial ( esp. BrE ), labour/labor ( esp. AmE ), pay ( esp. BrE )
▪ border , boundary , land , territorial
▪ jurisdictional
▪
a jurisdictional ~ between the Army and the CIA
▪ legal
▪ contract , contractual , patent
▪ ideological , political
▪ commercial , financial , trade
▪ doctrinal , religious , theological
VERB + DISPUTE
▪ cause , lead to , provoke , spark
▪
one of the many factors that led to the ~
▪ engage in , enter , enter into
▪ be drawn into
▪
Governments are often drawn into ~s about matters of public taste and decency.
▪ be embroiled in , be engaged in , be involved in
▪
They became embroiled in a ~ with their competitors.
▪ deal with , handle
▪
Police have difficulties in dealing with domestic ~s.
▪ adjudicate , arbitrate , arbitrate in ( BrE ), decide , mediate , mediate in ( BrE )
▪
The purpose of industrial tribunals is to adjudicate ~s between employers and employees.
▪ end , resolve , settle , solve
▪ lose , win
▪ avoid , prevent
▪ be open to
▪
His theories are open to ~ (= can be disagreed with) .
DISPUTE + VERB
▪ arise , begin , erupt , occur
▪
No one could remember exactly how the ~ had arisen.
▪ escalate
▪ concern sth
▪
~s concerning environmental protection
▪ involve sb/sth
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond ~
▪
The matter was settled beyond ~ by the court judgment (= it could no longer be argued about) .
▪ in ~ (with)
▪
The actual sum of compensation due is still in ~ (= being argued about) .
▪
The employees have been in ~ with management for three weeks.
▪ under ~
▪
the matters under ~
▪ ~ about , ~ over
▪ ~ among
▪
The exact relationship between the two languages is a matter of ~ among scholars.
▪ ~ as to
▪
There is no ~ as to the facts.
▪ ~ between
▪
a long-standing ~ between the families over ownership of the land.
▪ ~ with
PHRASES
▪ a matter, point, subject, etc. of ~
▪ the resolution of a ~ , the settlement of a ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ hotly , strongly , vigorously
▪
The effectiveness of this treatment is still hotly ~d.
VERB + DISPUTE
▪ can
▪
No one can ~ the fact that men still hold the majority of public offices.
Dispute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ allegation , ↑ assertion , ↑ authenticity , ↑ charge , ↑ claim , ↑ contention , ↑ election , ↑ fact