NOUN | group | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC | a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party |
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Meaning | A powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers. | |
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Synonyms | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC | |
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 |
Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
Region | Colombia, Republic of Colombia | A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea |
Spanish | FARC | |
Catalan | Forces Armades Revolucionàries de Colòmbia |
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