COUNTERTERRORISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterterrorism mean? 

• COUNTERTERRORISM (noun)
  The noun COUNTERTERRORISM has 1 sense:

1. a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism

  Familiarity information: COUNTERTERRORISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTERTERRORISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("counterterrorism" is a kind of...):

scheme; strategy (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)