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terrorism noun

/ˈter.ə.rɪ.zəm/US pronunciation symbol/-ɚ.ɪ-/ n [U]
(threats of) violent action for political purposes
Governments must cooperate if they are to fight/combat international terrorism.
The bomb explosion was one of the worst acts of terrorism that Italy has experienced in recent years.

(Definition of terrorism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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terrorism noun is in the topic Terrorism and political crime.

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