Popular Struggle Front
- proper noun
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Frente de Lucha Popular
- The Popular Struggle Front was involved in several attacks across the Israeli-Lebanese border in the 1970s.
Examples
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The Popular Struggle Front was founded in 1967.
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Some members of the Popular Struggle Front later reconciled with leaders of al-Fatah.
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Reports suggest that the Popular Struggle Front maintains political ties with other Palestinian factions.
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Many people are unaware of the Popular Struggle Front and its history.
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The Popular Struggle Front was founded in 1967 and has been an influential part of Palestinian politics.
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Historically, the Popular Struggle Front has been known for its militant operations against Israeli targets.
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In recent years, the Popular Struggle Front has focused more on political engagement within the Palestinian territories.
Synonyms
A Palestinian political group formed in 1967 that carried out armed attacks against Israel
Surface Forms
Morphology
A B1 learner who knows 'popular', 'struggle', and 'front' can reasonably infer this is an organized group representing a people's struggle (i.e., a political or militant 'front'), since 'front' as a public/organized group and the 'popular front' pattern are cross-linguistically familiar. However, the precise referent—being a specific Palestinian organization founded in 1967 with particular historical ties and actions—is not derivable from the constituents, so the expression is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Popular Struggle Front comes from a clear image: Popular means 'ordinary people', Struggle means 'fight', and Front means a public 'group' leading the action. So the name was chosen to show a group of fighters working together for a political cause, which is why it names a Palestinian militant organization.
