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PFLP

PFLP

9.9
An armed Palestinian group formed in 1967 that uses violence to reach political goals
  • noun
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  • Members of the PFLP claimed responsibility for several high-profile attacks in the 1970s.

Examples

  • The PFLP played a prominent role in Palestinian political movements during the late 20th century.

  • The PFLP was founded in 1967.

  • International organizations have frequently condemned the violent activities of the PFLP.

  • Many people view the PFLP as a terrorist organization.

  • International organizations have frequently condemned the violent activities of the PFLP.

  • Members of the PFLP claimed responsibility for several high-profile attacks in the 1970s.

  • The PFLP played a prominent role in Palestinian political movements during the late 20th century.

Synonyms

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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1 9.9

A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel

is the same but presented in abbreviated form

Surface Forms

PFLP singular
PFLPs plural

Morphology

PFLP = P + F + L + P

This is an initialism whose letters stand for words in a full name and offer no productive morphological clues to its meaning for typical learners.

Etymology

PFLP is an abbreviation of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, where popular means 'for the people', front means 'a group or movement', and liberation means 'freedom'. So the name shows it is a political group aiming for the freedom of Palestine.