- 〔戦闘の〕a fierce [hot] battle;〔選挙などの〕a hot contest
激戦する fight fiercely [hotly]
- 今回の選挙は激戦で元大臣が何人も落ちた
- The last election was such a hot contest that several ex-ministers lost.
- 激戦地the site of a hard-fought battle;〔選挙区〕a closely contested 「election district [constituency]