terrorist group

1. 1.

   a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals

   Synonymsterrorist organizationforeign terrorist organizationFTO

   Broaderpolitical movement

   NarrowerAbu Hafs al-Masri BrigadesAbu SayyafAksa Martyrs BrigadesAlex Boncayao Brigadeal-Fatahal-Gama'a al-Islamiyyaal Itihaad al Islamiyaal-Jihadal-Ma'unahal-Muhajiroun

   terrorism

Questions about terrorist group

What does terrorist group mean?

terrorist group means "a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals".

What is another word for terrorist group?

Close synonyms include terrorist organization, foreign terrorist organization, FTO. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is terrorist group a common word?

terrorist group is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.