counterterrorism
noun/ˌkaʊntəˈterərɪzəm/
/ˌkaʊntərˈterərɪzəm/
[uncountable]- action taken to prevent the activities of political groups who use violence to try to achieve their aimsTopics War and conflictc2, Crime and punishmentc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryCounterterrorism is used before these nouns:
- chief
- effort
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