English > Ku Klux Klan: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics / tactics to suppress Black people. |
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Synonyms | Klan, KKK |
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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 |
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Instance of | secret society | A society that conceals its activities from nonmembers |
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terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
Members | Klansman, Ku Kluxer, Kluxer | A member of the Ku Klux Klan |
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grand dragon | A high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan |
klavern | A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan |
Region | South | The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line |
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Spanish | K.K.K., KKK, Ku Klux Klan |
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Catalan | Ku Klux Klan |
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