| NOUN | group | United Self-Defense Group of Colombia, United Self-Defense Force of Colombia, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, AUC | a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups |
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| Meaning | A terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members. | |
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| Synonyms | United Self-Defense Force of Colombia, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, AUC | |
| 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 | Colombia, Republic of Colombia | A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea |
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