A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.