continuity irish republican army

Noun
  1. A terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein (synset 108036034)
    referred to in: 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: eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: cira, continuity army council

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