People's Mujahedin of Iran
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- proper noun
- The People's Mujahedin of Iran was founded to oppose the Shah's regime.
Examples
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The government accused the People's Mujahedin of Iran of orchestrating attacks against state officials.
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The People's Mujahedin of Iran has been involved in several major political events since its formation in the 1960s.
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Membership in the People's Mujahedin of Iran is controversial in Iran and abroad.
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Many activists joined the People's Mujahedin of Iran during the 1970s.
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The People's Mujahedin of Iran played a significant role in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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Critics argue that the People's Mujahedin of Iran has shifted its political stance over the decades.
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In the 1980s, the People's Mujahedin of Iran launched a series of uprisings against the Iranian government.
Synonyms
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A political group from Iran that opposes the government and uses violence
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An armed Iranian group that opposes the government and was based in Iraq
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An Iranian political group that uses violence and is called a terrorist group by some countries
An Iranian political group that mixes left-wing and Islamic ideas and some countries call it a terrorist group
Surface Forms
Morphology
People's + mujahedin + of + Iran
The name is partially compositional: knowing 'mujahedin' (fighters) and 'Iran' lets a learner infer this refers to an Iranian group of fighters, and 'People's' signals a populist/collective affiliation. However, as a proper name for a specific political/militant organization with particular historical and ideological meanings that are not recoverable from the parts alone, full understanding requires extra world knowledge.
Etymology
The name People's Mujahedin of Iran gives a clear image: People's means 'for the people' and Mujahedin means 'fighters' or 'those who struggle', so the name suggests a group of fighters acting for the people of Iran. That's why the name refers to a political group that mixed politics with fighting.