anti-terrorism

adjective

an·​ti-ter·​ror·​ism
ˌan-tē-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-terrorism (audio)
variants or less commonly antiterrorism
: acting against, opposing, or combating terrorism
developed a new anti-terrorism strategy
antiterrorism sanctions
anti-terrorism noun
or less commonly antiterrorism
a stronger approach to anti-terrorism

Examples of anti-terrorism in a Sentence

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Every night for a week, thousands of protestors took to the streets in cities around Spain, pushing back against the arrest — and the lèse-majesté and anti-terrorism laws infringing upon freedom of speech. Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025 Israel targeted and raided multiple health facilities in Gaza, most recently the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north, in what the Israeli military said were anti-terrorism operations aimed at Hamas. Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025 The software has been recognized by Homeland Security as an effective anti-terrorism technology. River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025 Charges Under Anti-Terrorism Laws Read more Pakistan Russia Looks To Remove Taliban From Terror List Police in both Islamabad and Rawalpindi have filed charges against Khan, his wife, and demonstrators under Pakistan's anti-terrorism laws. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anti-terrorism

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-terrorism was in 1882

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“Anti-terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-terrorism. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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