People against Gangsterism and Drugs
- proper noun
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Gente contra el Gangsterismo y las Drogas
- Many community members supported People against Gangsterism and Drugs in their early efforts to reduce drug-related violence.
Examples
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The South African government took measures after People against Gangsterism and Drugs began its campaign against local crime.
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Reports linked People against Gangsterism and Drugs to a series of bombings in Cape Town.
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The People against Gangsterism and Drugs organized a rally in Cape Town.
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Did you hear about the People against Gangsterism and Drugs initiative?
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Many community members supported People against Gangsterism and Drugs in their early efforts to reduce drug-related violence.
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Reports linked People against Gangsterism and Drugs to a series of bombings in Cape Town.
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The People against Gangsterism and Drugs organized a rally in Cape Town.
Synonyms
A group in South Africa that began by fighting drug crime but later used violent illegal methods
Surface Forms
Morphology
people + against + gangsterism + and + drug
The phrase is a straightforward, compositional organization name: 'people' + 'against' + 'gangsterism and drugs' directly yields 'a group of people who oppose gangsterism and drugs.' This naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English syntax, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
People against Gangsterism and Drugs began in South Africa in 1996 when local people joined to fight gangsters and drug dealers. The name is a plain, literal description: People 'against' Gangsterism and Drugs. The group later was accused of taking the law into their own hands and of links to extremist groups, so its actions became controversial.
