United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
- proper noun
- NSFW
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Grupo Unido de Autodefensa de Colombia
- The United Self-Defense Group of Colombia was heavily involved in the Colombian armed conflict during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Examples
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The Colombian government began demobilizing the United Self-Defense Group of Colombia in the mid-2000s.
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International agencies monitored the activities of the United Self-Defense Group of Colombia due to its links to narcotics trafficking.
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The United Self-Defense Group of Colombia was involved in numerous human rights violations.
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Many victims blame the United Self-Defense Group of Colombia!
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International agencies monitored the activities of the United Self-Defense Group of Colombia due to its links to narcotics trafficking.
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The United Self-Defense Group of Colombia was heavily involved in the Colombian armed conflict during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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The Colombian government began demobilizing the United Self-Defense Group of Colombia in the mid-2000s.
Synonyms
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A group of armed fighters in Colombia paid for by drug money and known for violence
A violent group of armed fighters in Colombia formed in 1997 and paid with drug money
A right-wing armed group in Colombia that deals in drugs and uses violence
An illegal armed group in Colombia formed in 1997 that fought and sold drugs
Surface Forms
Morphology
united + Self-Defense + group + of + Colombia
The headword is compositionally transparent in that a learner who knows 'united', 'self-defense', 'group' and 'Colombia' will infer it refers to a Colombian organization formed for collective self-defence—the 'X Group of Y' pattern is cross-linguistically common. However, the specific historical, paramilitary/terrorist role and criminal financing cannot be derived from the constituent words alone, so full understanding requires extra background knowledge.
Etymology
The United Self-Defense Group of Colombia got its name because many local armed groups 'united' and called themselves United Self-Defense forces to protect land and business. That's why the name now refers to a large armed group in Colombia that brought together regional fighters and used drug money to keep power.