point of contention

noun phrase

: the thing that people are arguing over

The main point of contention is who owns the timber rights to the land.

Examples of point of contention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Public education was another point of contention as Lamont repeatedly criticized Fazio for his votes against education by voting in various years against the state budget, which includes billions for education every year. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Data centers are a hot-button election issue for midterms across the US and have become a point of contention for Prop 45 as well. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026

Her association with the Democratic Socialists of America has been a point of contention within the Florida Democratic Party and a point of attack for the GOP. — Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Its volume became such a point of contention in the tabloids that in 2011 there was an episode devoted to Kardashian attempting to prove that the junk in her trunk was, indeed, real. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for point of contention

• chemoprevention
• hyperextension
• incomprehension
• misapprehension
• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension