combat vs fight

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Could you please explain the difference between these two words?
combat and fight
For instance, I know that combat is used mostly in political topics, but I don't know if there is any difference between them.

USF · Accepted Answer

Check this:

Combat: to fight and contend against; oppose vigorously and with a plan
Fight: to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary

USF · Answer

Could you please check my perceptions?

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Could anyone please answer my question?

Eszter · Answer

That is a really good (I mean, hard) question to answer. I dont know if I am right or not, but after my opinion:

1. In a combat you don't have a good definable enemy (someone/something) you need literally defeat to reach your goals. The emphasis is on the goal, you want to reach, and you must to do everything to reach. (Ok, there are combat sports, in that you want to defeat your partner, but the real goal is to win, and not destroying the partner. )
2. In a fight, however you have an enemy, you need to defeat, and the emphases is on the act /fight, and not on the goal, you want to reach by defeat your enemy (however also the goal can be important)

For example:
You combat for your rights -> no one say, that you don't have right, there is no any opinion against yours, but the others don't take your rights as serious, as you do, or there are no law yet supporting your rights, etc...
You fight for your rights -> someone say, you have no right, there is an existing opposite mind about your rights, you have to prove your rights even by defeating the opposite point of view.

Maybe I am not right, I just tried to get closer to answer the question

All the best,
Eszter

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eszterEszter

Thank you Eszter. I think I got it.

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