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ter·ror·ist cell

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terrorist cell, radical cellnoun

    a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members)

    "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership"

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  1. terrorist cell

    A clandestine cell system is a method for organizing a group of people (such as resistance fighters, sleeper agents, mobsters, or terrorists) so that such people can more effectively resist penetration by an opposing organization (such as law enforcement or military units). In a cell structure, each of the small groups of people in the cell know the identities of the people only in their own cell. Thus any cell member who is apprehended and interrogated (or who is a mole) will not likely know the identities of the higher-ranking individuals in the organization. The structure of a clandestine cell system can range from a strict hierarchy to an extremely distributed organization, depending on the group's ideology, its operational area, the communications technologies available, and the nature of the mission. Criminal organizations, undercover operations, and unconventional warfare units led by special forces may also use this sort of organizational structure.

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  1. terrorist cell

    A terrorist cell is a relatively small and autonomous group of individuals involved in planning, coordinating, and executing acts of terrorism. These cells operate independently of each other to maintain secrecy and security, minimizing the risk of detection or infiltration by law enforcement or intelligence agencies. They may be part of larger terrorist organizations, networks, or movements, and they can be found globally, engaging in various activities such as fundraising, recruitment, training, and carrying out attacks.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrorist cell in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrorist cell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of terrorist cell in a Sentence

  1. Prosecutor Croft Michaelson:

    The case really largely turned on his investigative efforts, the effort he had made to successfully infiltrate this terrorist cell that was in our midst in 2012.

  2. Stephen Grey:

    You ca n’t keep someone in a terrorist cell for a long time. It’s too dangerous even for low-level spying.


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