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Nestor Paz Zamora Commission

Nestor Paz Zamora Commission

9.9
A left-wing armed group in Bolivia that brings together small indigenous armed groups and follows revolutionary ideas from the 1960s
  • proper noun
translation icon : Comisión Nestor Paz Zamora
  • The Bolivian government increased security after the Nestor Paz Zamora Commission claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Examples

  • Members of the Nestor Paz Zamora Commission were arrested during a raid in La Paz.

  • International agencies have monitored the activities of the Nestor Paz Zamora Commission due to its history of violence.

  • The Nestor Paz Zamora Commission has been active in Bolivia for decades.

  • Why did the Nestor Paz Zamora Commission gain popularity?

  • International agencies have monitored the activities of the Nestor Paz Zamora Commission due to concerns about its influence on local politics.

  • Members of the Nestor Paz Zamora Commission organized protests to advocate for indigenous rights.

  • The Nestor Paz Zamora Commission has called for a return to the revolutionary ideals established by Che Guevara.

Synonyms

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9.9

An armed left-wing group in Bolivia that uses violence for political goals

uses a neutral political description rather than a criminal accusation

Surface Forms

Nestor Paz Zamora Commission main

Morphology

Nestor + Paz + Zamora + commission

The element 'commission' transparently signals a committee or formal organization and the string of personal names makes it clear the body is eponymous, so a B1 learner would grasp it denotes an organization named after a person. However, the specific nature of that organization (a left‑wing militant umbrella group reviving Marxist‑Leninist ideologies) cannot be inferred from the constituent names or 'commission', so the full meaning is not predictable.

Etymology

Nestor Paz Zamora Commission likely takes its name from a person, Nestor Paz Zamora, whose name became a rallying 'symbol', and the word Commission was added to mean an official 'group'. So the name signals a united 'group' of left-wing militants who act under his ideas.