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Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces

Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces

9.9
A Chilean armed group formed in the 1980s that used violence to fight the military government
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : Fuerzas Rebeldes Populares Lautaro
  • Many feared the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces for their violent tactics.

Examples

  • The Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces were active during the 1980s.

  • The government increased military patrols in areas controlled by the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces.

  • Several leaders of the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces were arrested during the crackdown.

  • The activities of the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces drew international attention in the late 1980s.

  • The government increased military patrols in areas controlled by the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces.

  • Several leaders of the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces were arrested during the crackdown.

  • The activities of the Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces drew international attention in the late 1980s.

Surface Forms

Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces singular

Morphology

Lautaro + popular + rebel + force

The core nouns and adjectives ('popular' = of the people; 'rebel' = resisting authority; 'forces' = armed group) combine compositionally to indicate an armed group of popular rebels, so a learner who knows those words can infer the general meaning. 'Lautaro' is a proper name (not dictionary-defined here) that only labels the group and does not change the compositional interpretation, though learners may not know the historical specifics of that name.

Etymology

Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces gets its name from Lautaro, a Mapuche leader who fought the Spanish long ago. The words Popular and Rebel Forces were added to show the group said it fought 'for the people' and that it was an armed group fighting the government, so the name signals an armed people's resistance.