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noun
a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines
• Syn: ↑New People's Army
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Philippines, ↑Republic of the Philippines
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
• Part Meronyms: ↑Sparrow Unit
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.