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PFLP-GC

PFLP-GC

9.9
A group that uses violence for political goals and has carried out attacks in several countries
  • proper noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : FPLP-GC
  • The PFLP-GC claimed responsibility for the attack on the airport in 1987.

Examples

  • Security forces increased surveillance of PFLP-GC activities in the region.

  • Several countries have designated PFLP-GC as a terrorist organization.

  • The PFLP-GC has been involved in various militant operations.

  • Many countries consider the PFLP-GC a terrorist organization.

  • The PFLP-GC claimed responsibility for the attack on the European embassy last year.

  • After years of conflict, the PFLP-GC continues to operate in various regions of the Middle East.

  • During discussions on regional stability, the influence of the PFLP-GC was often a central topic.

Synonyms

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
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9.9

A Palestinian political group that uses armed attacks for its goals

is the same but appears as the abbreviated form

Surface Forms

PFLP-GC main

Morphology

PFLP-GC = P + F + L + P + G + C

This form is an initialism (letters standing for full words) rather than a productive morphological construction, so learners cannot derive its meaning from the letter components.

Etymology

PFLP-GC is a short name made from the English parts Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, and General Command, so you can remember it as a 'popular' movement for the 'liberation' of 'Palestine' with a military 'command'. That's why PFLP-GC today refers to an armed group active in the Middle East that has been linked to attacks.