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Senderista, n. and a.|ˌsɛndeɪˈriːstɑː, ˌsɛndɛˈriːstə| Pl. Senderistas. [Sp., f. *Sendero Luminoso n. + -ista -ist.] A. n. A member of the revolutionary Peruvian guerrilla organization Sendero Luminoso or Shining Path. B. attrib. passing into adj. Of or pertaining to this organization or its members.
1982Business Week 27 Sept. 7/2 The Senderistas appear to have deep roots in the cultural and nationalist movement; on the other hand, they may be a front for the Communist hegemony or become its pawn. 1983N.Y. Times Mag. 31 July 20/4 Shouting Senderista slogans and songs, the peasants escorted the group to the community meeting hall. Ibid., Only one badly wounded Senderista managed to escape. 1985Maclean's 25 Feb. 44/1 Deriving their communist ideology from the teaching of Mao Tse-tung, the Senderistas are led by Abimael Guzman (nom de guerre, Col. Gonzalo), a hermit-like former professor of philosophy at the University of Ayacucho. 1988New Yorker 4 Jan. 42/3 Whenever a bus or truck left the city, Senderista guards stopped it and took the name of everyone aboard. The passengers were warned that if the police or soldiers came while they were away their families would be killed. 1990Sunday Correspondent 1 Apr. 37/3 The Senderistas, moreover, are now said to be receiving substantial sums in protection money from the cocaine lords of the Peruvian Amazon. |