English Dictionary

us versus them

名詞

不可算名詞

A state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership.

日本語の意味

二つの集団間における対立状態、主に集団の所属に基づく互いの敵対関係を示す。

The company's new policy only deepened the us versus them mentality among employees.

その会社の新しい方針は従業員の内集団と外集団の対立意識をさらに深めただけだった。

意味（1）

A state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership.

The inevitable result of disenfranchisement was that the disinterested would become even more disinterested; the schism “us” versus “them” would grow; and special groups—e.g., women members—would feel that they were inadequately represented.