HyperDic: organization_of_the_oppressed_on_earth

English > 1 sense of the expression Organization of the Oppressed on Earth:
NOUNgroupOrganization of the Oppressed on Earth, Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Revolutionary Justice Organizationa Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran
English > Organization of the Oppressed on Earth: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon.
SynonymsHizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Revolutionary Justice Organization
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionLebanon, Lebanese RepublicAn Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
SpanishHezbolá, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah
CatalanHesbol·là, Hezbollah, Hizbollah

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