terrorist (noun)

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• terrorist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged, potential, suspected ▪ convicted, known ▪ would be ▪ the recruitment of young would be terrorists …   Collocations dictionary

• terrorist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who uses violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. DERIVATIVES terrorism noun …   English terms dictionary

• terrorist act — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• terrorist cell — noun a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don t know each other or the identity of their leadership • Syn: ↑radical cell • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of… …   Useful english dictionary

• terrorist group — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act …   Useful english dictionary

• terrorist organization — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act …   Useful english dictionary

• terrorist — noun (C) someone who uses violence such as bombing, shooting etc to obtain political demands: Two of the terrorists were shot dead. | terrorist attack/activity: Twenty people were killed in the latest terrorist attack. compare guerrilla, partisan …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• terrorist attack — noun a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims • Hypernyms: ↑surprise attack, ↑coup de main, ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act • Instance Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

• terrorist — noun a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims. Derivatives terroristic adjective terroristically adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• terrorist */*/ — UK [ˈterərɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms terrorist : singular terrorist plural terrorists someone who uses violence in order to achieve political aims a suspected/convicted terrorist an attack carried out by terrorists a terrorist bombing …   English dictionary

• terrorist — ter|ror|ist [ terərıst ] noun count ** someone who uses violence in order to achieve political aims: an attack carried out by terrorists a terrorist bombing a suspected/convicted terrorist …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English