NOUN | group | OV, Orange Group | a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists |
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Meaning | A terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland. | |
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Synonym | Orange Group | |
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 | Northern Ireland | A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland |
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