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counter-terrorism

counter-terrorism noun: measures intended to combat or reduce terrorist activities.

Noun

counter-terrorism (uncountable)

  1. Measures intended to combat or reduce terrorist activities.

Forms of counter-terrorism

alternative formcounterterrorism

Origin of counter-terrorism

From counter- + terrorism.

Questions about counter-terrorism

What does counter-terrorism mean?
Counter-terrorism means measures intended to combat or reduce terrorist activities.
What part of speech is counter-terrorism?
Counter-terrorism is a noun.

Words near counter-terrorism in the dictionary

  1. counter-surfs
  2. counter-tactic
  3. counter-tactics
  4. counter-tenor
  5. counter-tenors
  6. counter-terrorism
  7. counter-terrorist
  8. counter-terrorists
  9. counter-terrorize
  10. counter-terrorized
  11. counter-terrorizes

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