United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
- proper noun
- NSFW
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Fuerza de Autodefensa Unida de Colombia
- The United Self-Defense Force of Colombia was formed in 1997.
Examples
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The United Self-Defense Force of Colombia was accused of numerous human rights violations during the conflict.
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International reports linked the United Self-Defense Force of Colombia to large-scale drug trafficking operations.
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The government began peace negotiations with the United Self-Defense Force of Colombia in the early 2000s.
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Many reports detail the activities of the United Self-Defense Force of Colombia.
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International reports linked the United Self-Defense Force of Colombia to large-scale drug trafficking operations.
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The United Self-Defense Force of Colombia was accused of numerous human rights violations during the conflict.
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The government began peace negotiations with the United Self-Defense Force of Colombia in the early 2000s.
Synonyms
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A group of armed fighters in Colombia paid for by drug money and known for violence
A right-wing armed group in Colombia that deals in drugs and uses violence
A violent group of armed fighters in Colombia formed in 1997 and paid with drug money
A former illegal armed group in Colombia that used violence and sold drugs
Surface Forms
Morphology
united + Self-Defense + force + of + Colombia
The name is transparently compositional: 'united' (combined) + 'self-defense' (defense of oneself or a group) + 'force' (armed group) + 'of Colombia' (located in Colombia) yields the meaning of a combined armed group in Colombia formed for self-defence purposes. A B1 learner who knows these constituents can infer it denotes an organized paramilitary/armed organization, though finer details (political alignment or criminal activities) are not predictable from the words alone.
Etymology
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia comes from local armed groups that joined together to protect their towns from attacks by rebels. The words United, Self-Defense, and Force show they were a joined 'armed group' claiming to 'defend' people, but today the name is used for a powerful group blamed for fighting and drug crimes.