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strategy of tension

strategy of tension noun: a political policy wherein violent struggle is encouraged rather than suppressed.

Noun

strategy of tension (plural strategies of tension)

  1. A political policy wherein violent struggle is encouraged rather than suppressed.

Forms of strategy of tension

pluralstrategies of tension

Questions about strategy of tension

What does strategy of tension mean?
Strategy of tension means a political policy wherein violent struggle is encouraged rather than suppressed.
What part of speech is strategy of tension?
Strategy of tension is a noun.
What is the plural of strategy of tension?
The plural of strategy of tension is strategies of tension.

Words near strategy of tension in the dictionary

  1. strategy
  2. strategy game
  3. strategy games
  4. strategy guide
  5. strategy guides
  6. strategy of tension
  7. strategy pattern
  8. strategy patterns
  9. strategyless
  10. strategylessness
  11. strategylike

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