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ECOLOGICAL TERRORISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ecological terrorism mean? 

ECOLOGICAL TERRORISM (noun)
  The noun ECOLOGICAL TERRORISM has 1 sense:

1. violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalistsplay

  Familiarity information: ECOLOGICAL TERRORISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ECOLOGICAL TERRORISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

eco-warfare; ecological terrorism; ecological warfare; ecoterrorism

Hypernyms ("ecological terrorism" is a kind of...):

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)

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)


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