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Definition of counter-insurgency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

counter-insurgency

noun
 
/ˌkaʊntər ɪnˈsɜːdʒənsi/
 
/ˌkaʊntər ɪnˈsɜːrdʒənsi/
 [uncountable]
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  1. action taken against a group of people who are trying to take control of a country by force
    • counter-insurgency operations
    Topics War and conflictc2
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