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ABB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
Synonyms:
ABB; Alex Boncayao Brigade; Revolutionary Proletarian Army; RPA-ABB
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain region:
Philippines; Republic of the Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)
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