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leaderless resistance, n.
Brit. |ˌliːdələs rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns|, U.S. |ˈˌlidərləs rəˈzɪst(ə)ns|, |ˈˌlidərləs riˈzɪst(ə)ns|
[‹ leaderless adj. + resistance n.]
Dissent or resistance by small, independent cells of political activists or paramilitaries which, in order to evade detection or infiltration, are under no central control; the use of such cells as a strategy in espionage, insurgency, etc.
In later use, freq. associated with the far-right militia movement in the U.S.
1958U. Amoss Use & Abuse of Espionage (Univ. Oregon Libr. Ulius Amoss Papers) Coll. 5, box 7, folder 1. 5 Contact with the myriad members of that vast, surging complex, the ‘Leaderless Resistance’, comes only with the utter confidence born of years of acid test. Some of the small, splinter underground movements once did make contact with Western official espionage agencies. 1970Nation (N.Y.) 16 Nov. 501 Like many of the ‘direct action’, and ‘spontaneous confrontation’, and ‘leaderless resistance’ tactics, these aspects of our dissent are related directly, though not often consciously, to historic radical libertarianism. 1993Boston Globe 29 Apr. 23/4 Race & Reason carries messages of hate directed at Jews and blacks, and contains numerous post office boxes and telephone numbers for organizing purposes. According to an editor's note, ‘Leaderless resistance, with small cells, is the way to do these days, my friend.’ 1995Independent (Nexis) 27 Apr. 7 The National Socialist Alliance..is closely modelled on the fascist National Alliance in Arlington, Virginia, and promulgates the theory of ‘leaderless resistance’ in which autonomous racist groups are encouraged to take matters into their own hands by attacking the movement's enemies. 1997U.S. News & World Rep. 29 Dec. 27/2 But what worries officials most is what militants refer to as ‘leaderless resistance’—a strategy to avoid law enforcement by operating in small, independent cells. 2001Kansas City Star (Nexis) 14 Sept. a1 The elusive Osama bin Laden is, even more curiously, leader of a leaderless resistance. |