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- noun Plural form of
contra .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
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Examples
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When Reagan said that the contras were the ‘moral equivalent’ of our founding fathers, he meant that the contras and the American revolutionaries were equivalent with respect to the morality of their actions.
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Among those groups were the Nicaraguan rebels known as the contras, who were violently opposed to the democratically elected Sandinista government.
The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007
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Among those groups were the Nicaraguan rebels known as the contras, who were violently opposed to the democratically elected Sandinista government.
The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007
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To those who called the contras "freedom fighters," Reich is a hero.
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The US government supported the various insurgent groups known as the contras, who were seeking to over throw the leftist regime in the country.
Archive 2005-08-01 Garry 2005
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The US government supported the various insurgent groups known as the contras, who were seeking to over throw the leftist regime in the country.
Are You Threatening Me? Garry 2005
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Ultimately, the secret arms sales to Iran became enmeshed with another covert policy of the administration—its attempt to overturn the left-wing government of Nicaragua by subsidizing right-wing rebels known as the contras.
House of Bush, House of Saud Craig Unger 2004
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Ultimately, the secret arms sales to Iran became enmeshed with another covert policy of the administration—its attempt to overturn the left-wing government of Nicaragua by subsidizing right-wing rebels known as the contras.
House of Bush, House of Saud Craig Unger 2004
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Another piece of the puzzle fell into place when a plane loaded with supplies for the Nicaraguan rebels called contras was shot down over southern Nicaragua.
Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001
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Another piece of the puzzle fell into place when a plane loaded with supplies for the Nicaraguan rebels called contras was shot down over southern Nicaragua.
Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001
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