HyperDic: pagad

English > 1 sense of the word PAGAD:
NOUNgroupPAGAD, People against Gangsterism and Drugsa terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords
English > PAGAD: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism.
SynonymPeople against Gangsterism and Drugs
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe 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 ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionSouth Africa, Republic of South AfricaA republic at the southernmost part of Africa

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