counterinsurgency
gb/kˌaʊntɚɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/ us/kˌaʊntɚɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
C2
Englisch
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technical
C2
process
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Action against an insurgency
actions taken by a government or army to fight an organized armed rebellion
Verwendungsmuster:
counterinsurgency against [an insurgency/rebels]; counterinsurgency in [place]
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not use it for ordinary protests or general crime; it usually refers to organized armed rebellion and the official response to it.
Synonyme
anti-insurgency (Often used adjectivally and slightly less formal; means directed against an insurgency.)
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counterguerrilla warfare (More narrowly focused on fighting guerrilla fighters, especially militarily.)
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pacification (Can refer to suppressing unrest, but may sound euphemistic or historically loaded.)
Antonyme
insurgency (The armed rebellion that counterinsurgency is intended to defeat or contain.)
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rebellion (A broader uprising against authority, not specifically the response to it.)
Wortverbindungen
counterinsurgency campaign
|counterinsurgency operation
|counterinsurgency strategy
|counterinsurgency effort
|counterinsurgency doctrine
|counterinsurgency tactics
|counterinsurgency warfare
|counterinsurgency forces
|counterinsurgency mission
|counterinsurgency units
Themen
military
|politics
|conflict
|security
Beispiele
- The army revised its counterinsurgency strategy after local support for the rebels grew.
- Successful counterinsurgency often depends on intelligence, security, and cooperation with local communities.
- The report criticized the government’s counterinsurgency operations for causing civilian casualties.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The soldiers were trained in counterinsurgency.
- The government began a counterinsurgency campaign in the north.
Grammatik
Grundform
counterinsurgency
IPA
GB/kˌaʊntɚɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
US/kˌaʊntɚɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
Silben & Betonung
coun - ter - insur - gency (4 Silben)
Stress on 3rd syllable (insur)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: counterinsurgency
- Plural: counterinsurgencies
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