noun
a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
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the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Colombia, ↑Republic of Colombia
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
Useful english dictionary. 2012.