| NOUN | group | terrorist cell, radical cell | a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) |
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| Meaning | A cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members). | |
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| Example | "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" | |
| Synonym | radical cell | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The 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 |
| Members | terrorist | A radical who employs terror as a political weapon |
| Narrower | auxiliary cell | A terrorist cell responsible for logistics |
| intelligence cell | A terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance | |
| operational cell | A terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities | |
| Broader | cell, cadre | A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger / larger political movement |
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