Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who engages in terrorism.
- adjective Of or relating to terrorism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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 .
from 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}.
from 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 .
from 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
media monarchy 2009
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When questioned about the use of the term terrorist Gallop did not back down.
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Bush officials stretched the term terrorist to include anyone that it said was a "terrorist combatant," where and how long that individual could be held (indefinitely) and how they should be legally disposed of (none of the standard constitutional protections).
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Hillary Should not Step Down Over WikiLeaks Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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Bush officials stretched the term terrorist to include anyone that it said was a "terrorist combatant," where and how long that individual could be held (indefinitely) and how they should be legally disposed of (none of the standard constitutional protections).
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Stop the Rush to Judgment on Call for Clinton to Resign over WikiLeaks Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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Bush officials stretched the term terrorist to include anyone that it said was a "terrorist combatant," where and how long that individual could be held (indefinitely) and how they should be legally disposed of (none of the standard constitutional protections).
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Hillary Should not Step Down Over WikiLeaks Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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The term terrorist means that they try to instill fear in everyone and make our everyday lives less productive.
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I am tired of Enhansed interrogation techniques but just as aggregious is the application of the term terrorist and “the battlefields of Afghanistan”.
Uh, Which Civil Liberties Groups Pushed For A ‘Prolonged Detention’ Executive Order? | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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BASH: Now, Wolf, one of the things that you mentioned is the fact that the White House is using the term terrorist surveillance program.
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QUESTION: Your language on the charge, you used the term terrorist attack.
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Now, the term terrorist cell is being used to describe individuals who are willing, sympathetic to the cause, willing to provide their bodies or their resources, and we'll hear more from the attorney general right now as you see him.
maurae commented on the word terrorist
Great zinger for unfunny people that are easily made uncomfortable.
November 5, 2008
skipvia commented on the word terrorist
*sigh* It looks like the terrorists have finally won...
December 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word terrorist
Wow. You're right: It's the End of Days.
December 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word terrorist
Shit. And I didn't even get back to Australia. :(
Wait! I forgot! "Come the rapture, we'll have the earth to ourselves."
December 3, 2008