Terrorist

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  • noun. A person who engages in terrorism.
  • adjective. Of or relating to terrorism.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who favors or uses terrorizing methods for the accomplishment of some object, as for coercing a government or a community into the adoption of or submission to a certain course; one who practises terrorism.
  • noun. In Russia, a member of a political party whose purpose is to demoralize the government by terror. See nihilism, 4 .
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
  • noun. One who commits terrorism{2}.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals; frequently in an attempt to coerce either a more powerful opponent, (such as a citizen or group targeting a government), or conversely, a weaker opponent, (such as a government, or even an internal citizen or group, being targeted by a larger government).
  • noun. An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
  • adjective. Of or relating to terrorism.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
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    "'terrorist attack' at ft hood* lieberman suggests army shooter was 'home-grown terrorist'* video: fmr jag officer called out for insisting ft hood incident was terrorism* video: fox host suggests"
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