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counterinsurgent

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coun⋅ter⋅in⋅sur⋅gen⋅cy

  [koun-ter-in-sur-juhn-see] noun, plural -cies, adjective
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–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.
Origin:
1960–65; counter- + insurgency

Related forms:
coun⋅ter⋅in⋅sur⋅gent, noun, adjective
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coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cy   (koun'tər-ĭn-sûr'jən-sē)   
n.  Political and military strategy or action intended to oppose and forcefully suppress insurgency.
coun'ter·in·sur'gent n.
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