ira

Noun
  1. A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland (synset 108041485)
    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
    has: sinn fein - an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army
    same as: irish republican army, provisional ira, provisional irish republican army, provos
  2. A retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement;
    Taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred (synset 105920606)
    is a type of: pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan - a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
    same as: individual retirement account
  3. Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) (synset 100760325)
    is a type of: deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
    same as: anger, ire, wrath

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