terrorism
71terrorism — noun a) The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda. b) Violence against civilians to achieve military or political… …
72terrorism — The intentional use of violence, particularly in order to sow widespread fear, for political ends. See Sorel …
73Terrorism — While the Soviet Union escaped the wave of terror that gripped Europe from the late 1960s until the early 1980s, the Russian Federation has not been so lucky. During the first Chechen War, Chechen nationalism and radical Islamism combined,… …
74terrorism — Synonyms and related words: Bolshevikism, Bolshevism, Carbonarism, Castroism, Jacobinism, Maoism, Sinn Feinism, acuteness, anarchism, animality, argumentum baculinum, atrocity, barbarity, big stick, bloodlust, brutality, despotism,… …
75terrorism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oppression, tyranny, anarchy, revolution, bolshevism, nihilism; violence, destruction, sabotage, intimidation, agitation. See fear, threat. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. fear campaign, intimidation …
76terrorism — ter·ror·ism || terÉ™rɪzm n. acts of terror, use of terror to achieve political goals …
77Terrorism — See Counterterrorism …
78terrorism — noun the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims …
79terrorism — n. 1. Government by terror. 2. State of terror, reign of terror …
80terrorism — n 1. piracy, brigandage, banditry; buccaneering, freebooting, privateerng, filibustering. 2. commandeering, hijacking, skyjacking, air or sky piracy; abduction, kidnapping, Sl. snatch, capturing, holding hostage; impressment, conscription, man… …
