| NOUN | group | Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran |
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| Meaning | A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon. | |
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| Synonyms | Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | |
| 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 | Lebanon, Lebanese Republic | An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean |
| Spanish | Hezbolá, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah | |
| Catalan | Hesbol·là, Hezbollah, Hizbollah | |
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