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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terroristnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. terroristnoun

    A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals; frequently in an attempt to coerce either a more powerful opponent, (such as a citizen or group targeting a government), or conversely, a weaker opponent, (such as a government, or even an internal citizen or group, being targeted by a larger government).

  2. terroristnoun

    An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

  3. terroristadjective

    Of or relating to terrorism.

  4. Etymology: French terroriste. See terror. First used by Edmund Burke

ChatGPT

  1. terrorist

    A terrorist is an individual or member of an organization that uses violence, threats, and other means of intimidation, often targeting civilians, to pursue political, ideological, religious, or social objectives. This often involves acts that are intended to create fear or psychological harm, disrupt societies or economies, and draw attention to certain causes. These unlawful activities are generally considered outside the bounds of warfare according to international law. The definition of a terrorist can vary depending on the context or viewpoint, and the term is often subjective and politically charged.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Terroristnoun

    one who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France

Wikidata

  1. Terrorist

    Terrorist is a real-time, two player strategy game developed by Steven Pederson of Edu-Ware Services in 1980 for the Apple II. One player plays the government authority, while the other plays a terrorist organization in three scenarios: the capture of a building and taking of hostages, air piracy, and nuclear blackmail. Players make their moves at the same time through the use of game paddles. Winner and loser is judged by an elaborate scoring system based upon the government player's societal values and the terrorist player's goals.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. terrorist

    An individual who commits an act or acts of violence or threatens violence in pursuit of political, religious, or ideological objectives. See also terrorism.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'terrorist' in Nouns Frequency: #2259

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrorist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrorist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of terrorist in a Sentence

  1. Abdoulaye Diop:

    Unless we help the Libyans to have a state structure, to have a security apparatus which is able to control these terrorist organizations, it will be just an illusion to think that we can have security and stability in the Sahel.

  2. Khalifa Haftar:

    Islamic terrorist infiltration is no longer a risk, it has become a certainty: it is therefore my duty to reiterate that no docking will be allowed on Italian shores.

  3. Marcelo Ebrard:

    For Mexico, this individual is a terrorist.

  4. President Barack Obama:

    At this stage we do not yet know why this terrible event occurred, it is possible that this was terrorist related, but we don't know. It's also possible that this was was workplace related.

  5. Maryam Rajavi:

    Khamenei took steps to consolidate the regime and maximize repression by purging presidential candidates who had participated in all of the regime’s crimes over the past 40 years. This is a clear sign of the regime’s crisis of overthrow and the final phase of the religious, terrorist dictatorship.

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