English > terrorist: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities. |
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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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| Instances | Jaffar, Jafar, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Jafar Umar Thalib | Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad |
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| Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim, Andres Martinez, Taurus, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon, Michael Assat | Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father |
| bin Laden, Osama bin Laden, Usama bin Laden | Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) |
| Member of | terrorist cell, radical cell | A cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) |
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| Narrower | Jacobin | A member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution |
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| cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk | A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism |
| sleeper | A spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal |
| suicide bomber | A terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people |
| Broader | radical | A person who has radical ideas or opinions |
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| Spanish | terrorista |
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| Catalan | terrorista |
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| Nouns | terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
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| terror | a person who inspires fear or dread |
| terrorism | 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 |
