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    PARTY OF GOD

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weaponplay

    Synonyms:

    Hezbollah; Hizballah; Hizbollah; Hizbullah; Islamic Jihad; Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine; Lebanese Hizballah; Organization of the Oppressed on Earth; Party of God; Revolutionary Justice Organization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Instance hypernyms:

    foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)

    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)

    Domain region:

    Lebanese Republic; Lebanon (an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean)

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