counterterrorism
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5.7
- noun
- /ˌkaʊntərˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/
- Formal
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contraterrorismo
- The attacks of September 11, 2001, stimulated a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. counterterrorism practices and agencies.
- counterterrorism efforts
- U.S. counterterrorism
- counterterrorism officials
They were tasked with hostage rescue and counterterrorism.
- They were tasked with hostage rescue and counterterrorism.
- And then I actually flew back from Athens to to do a class called Advanced Counterterrorism Operations.
- Americans and American counterterrorism officials are claiming that this is a pre emptive strike to send a clear message to Iran.
- This is the Army Counterterrorism that remains nameless.
- Next day, coming from FBIFCIA counterterrorism unit, complete institution is shut down.
- And sometimes I tell them, you know what, what if I told you that it the term counterterrorism might not even have counter in it.
Examples
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I also told you nothing comes before our efforts in counterterrorism.
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Counterterrorism police in Oslo have made a number of arrests in recent months.
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But he told me that the work here is done by an organization called Centre E, which is the counterterrorism police.
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We have reason to believe the Counterterrorism Center is a potential target.
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Justice also established an office within its counterterrorism section to handle these issues.
Academic text (2008) -
What we have tried is the other strategy, the counterterrorism strategy, and it has been found wanting.
Academic text (2009) -
And that intelligence continues to inform our counterterrorism efforts.
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Well before September 11, France had deployed the most robust counterterrorism regime of any Western country.
Academic text (2005) -
After the terrorist attack, cooperation in counterterrorism strengthened the ties between the two states.
Academic text (2003) -
The government is investing more resources in counterterrorism programs to protect its citizens.
Synonyms
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4.3
Actions and laws to stop and deal with terrorism
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
counterterrorism = terrorism (semi-transparent) = counter + terr + or + ism
The word is built transparently from 'counter-' plus 'terrorism', but the policy and strategy sense is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Counterterrorism comes from counter- meaning 'against' and terror meaning 'great fear', as in the word 'terrorist'. So, counterterrorism means the actions and policies used to fight or stop terrorism and to act 'against' those who try to cause great fear.