Synonyms for terrorism
ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əmter·ror·ism

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1. terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   act of terrorism, terrorist act

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1. terrorismnoun

   Synonyms:
   state of terror, reign of terror

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1. List of paraphrases for "terrorism":

   terror, terrorist, counter-terrorism, anti-terrorism, terrorisme, terrorists, terrorismo, ctc, anti-terrorist

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1. Lee Zeldin:

   The effort by House Democrats to obstruct, resist, impeach and oppose everything and anything is not in the best interest of our country, congress has important oversight powers and they must be used judiciously. Dissolving a committee entirely focused on fighting terrorism, pursuing nuclear non-proliferation, and improving trade policy couldnt possibly make any less sense to me.

2. President Francois Hollande:

   Terrorism has not stopped posing a threat to our country.

3. Marcelo Ebrard:

   It's very important to persevere, to specify, clarify and demand that measures are taken so that this is not repeated, and the first measure is to classify it for what it is, an act of terrorism that seeks to take Mexican lives.

4. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   All terrorism is bad, we must leave aside the feeling that our terrorist is bad and your terrorist is good.

5. Richard Clarke:

   There are always going to be politicians who take positions that are not fact-based but are based more on emotion and political positioning, there are always going to be politicians who are going to position themselves as more opposed to terrorism than anybody else. But their positions are not analytically derived or fact-based.