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counterinsurgency

counterinsurgency noun: any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.

Noun

counterinsurgency (countable and uncountable, plural counterinsurgencies)

  1. Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.
    • The United States will continue to pursue a military and civilian counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
    • Mr. Petraeus almost single-handedly forced a profound evolution in the country’s military thinking and doctrine with his philosophy of counterinsurgency, focused more on protecting the civilian population than on killing enemies.2012 November 9, Michael D. Shear, “Petraeus Quits; Evidence of Affair Was Found by F.B.I.”, in New York Times

counterinsurgency meaning in Bengali

counterinsurgency in Bengali

বিদ্রোহ দমন

Synonyms of counterinsurgency

Forms of counterinsurgency

pluralcounterinsurgencies

Origin of counterinsurgency

From counter- + insurgency.

Words that rhyme with counterinsurgency

Questions about counterinsurgency

What does counterinsurgency mean?
Counterinsurgency means any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.
What is counterinsurgency in Bengali?
Counterinsurgency in Bengali is বিদ্রোহ দমন. See Counterinsurgency meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is counterinsurgency?
Counterinsurgency is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinsurgency?
The plural of counterinsurgency is counterinsurgencies.

Words near counterinsurgency in the dictionary

  1. counterinstitutionalizations
  2. counterinstitutions
  3. counterinsult
  4. counterinsults
  5. counterinsurgencies
  6. counterinsurgency
  7. counterinsurgent
  8. counterinsurgents
  9. counterintel
  10. counterintellectual
  11. counterintellectuals

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