Meaning of Guerrilla | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
2. A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
   archaic
3. A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
4. A maker of guerrilla television.

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Examples

“The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.”

“From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.”

“After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.”

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