the Provisionals
/ðə prəˈvɪʒənlz/
/ðə prəˈvɪʒənlz/
(also also informal the Provos)
- another name for the Provisional IRA, also known as the IRA, an organization that wanted to end British rule in Northern Ireland. Until 2005 the Provisional IRA committed acts of violence for its political purposes. compare Sinn Fein
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