counterinsurgency

[koun-ter-in-sur-juhn-see] Origin

coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cy

[koun-ter-in-sur-juhn-see] noun, plural coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cies, adjective
noun
1.
a program or an act of combating guerrilla warfare and subversion.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or designed for combating guerrilla warfare and subversion: counterinsurgency funds.

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Counterinsurgency has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1960–65; counter- + insurgency

coun·ter·in·sur·gent, noun, adjective
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counterinsurgency (ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ)
 
n
action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc

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counterinsurgency
1962, from counter- + insurgency.
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counterinsurgency definition


Military power applied in guerrilla warfare in support of the established government.

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