counterinsurgency

[ koun-ter-in-sur-juhn-see ]

/ ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /

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noun, plural coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cies.

a program or an act of combating guerrilla warfare and subversion.

adjective

of, relating to, or designed for combating guerrilla warfare and subversion: counterinsurgency funds.

Origin of counterinsurgency

First recorded in 1960–65; counter- + insurgency

OTHER WORDS FROM counterinsurgency

coun·ter·in·sur·gent, noun, adjective

Words nearby counterinsurgency

counterforce, counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence, counterintuition, counterintuitive, counter-ion, counterirritant

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Example sentences from the Web for counterinsurgency

Allen worked closely with those tribal leaders during the counterinsurgency in Iraq in 2007 and 2008.
Can Obama Keep His Generals in Check in the War Against ISIS?|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Salahaddin is an internal province of Iraq, and its force was tailored for counterinsurgency.
The Paper Tiger of the Tigris: How ISIS Took Tikrit Without a Fight|Andrew Slater|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The searches enraged the local civilian population and derailed the counterinsurgency operations taking place at the time.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night|Nathan Bradley Bethea|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The revolving flux of idiosyncratic secondary characters, caught up in counterinsurgency jargon, is also at times distracting.
Send in the Marines—and the Anthropologists too?|John Kael Weston|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It is also an important look at what the post-American counterinsurgency looks like.
In ‘The Project,’ the Stormy Battle to Take On Somali Pirates|Eli Lake|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for counterinsurgency

counterinsurgency

/ (ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ) /

noun

action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc

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Cultural definitions for counterinsurgency

counterinsurgency

Military power applied in guerrilla warfare in support of the established government.

单词	counterinsurgency
释义	counterinsurgency [ koun-ter-in-sur-juhn-see ] / ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterinsurgency ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cies. a program or an act of combating guerrilla warfare and subversion. adjective of, relating to, or designed for combating guerrilla warfare and subversion: counterinsurgency funds. Origin of counterinsurgency First recorded in 1960–65; counter- + insurgency OTHER WORDS FROM counterinsurgency coun·ter·in·sur·gent, noun, adjective Words nearby counterinsurgency counterforce, counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence, counterintuition, counterintuitive, counter-ion, counterirritant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterinsurgency Allen worked closely with those tribal leaders during the counterinsurgency in Iraq in 2007 and 2008. Can Obama Keep His Generals in Check in the War Against ISIS?\|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin\|September 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Salahaddin is an internal province of Iraq, and its force was tailored for counterinsurgency. The Paper Tiger of the Tigris: How ISIS Took Tikrit Without a Fight\|Andrew Slater\|June 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The searches enraged the local civilian population and derailed the counterinsurgency operations taking place at the time. We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night\|Nathan Bradley Bethea\|June 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The revolving flux of idiosyncratic secondary characters, caught up in counterinsurgency jargon, is also at times distracting. Send in the Marines—and the Anthropologists too?\|John Kael Weston\|August 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It is also an important look at what the post-American counterinsurgency looks like. In ‘The Project,’ the Stormy Battle to Take On Somali Pirates\|Eli Lake\|April 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for counterinsurgency counterinsurgency / (ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ) / noun action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to counterinsurgency retribution, attack, vengeance, reprisal, combat, clash, discord, fighting, strife, struggle, battle, rivalry, war, competition, campaigning, counterblow, return, malevolence, sortie, vengefulness Cultural definitions for counterinsurgency counterinsurgency Military power applied in guerrilla warfare in support of the established government. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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counterinsurgency

noun, plural coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cies.

adjective

Origin of counterinsurgency

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noun

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