COUNTERINSURGENCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

Synonyms:

counterinsurgency; pacification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("counterinsurgency" is a kind of...):

battle; conflict; struggle (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals))

Derivation:

counterinsurgent (of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency)