HyperDic: revolutionary_armed_forces_of_colombia

English > 1 sense of the expression Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia:
NOUNgroupRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, FARCa powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party
English > Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, FARC
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
RegionColombia, Republic of ColombiaA republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
SpanishFARC
CatalanForces Armades Revolucionàries de Colòmbia

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