Guerrilla

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.

Equivalents

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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