guerrilla campaign

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guerrilla
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/us
/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/
a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official ...
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campaign
noun[C]
uk
/kæmˈpeɪn/us
/kæmˈpeɪn/
a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a ...
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He always turns up late at night to conduct hisguerrillacampaign.
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While transforming the country economically, they have had to contend with a vicious urbanguerrillacampaign, aimed at destroying the whole community.
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It is important that we get to those elements before they are in a position to conduct aguerrillacampaign.
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Clearly aguerrillacampaigndoes not provide the ideal conditions in which to hold elections, and no one would suggest that it does.
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Aguerrillacampaignor a campaign involving liberation forces operating from two separate countries, often involved in complementary but separate operations, cannot suddenly be halted in hours or days.
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Camar has been mortally wounded in aguerrillacampaignand wants to return home before he dies.
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From exile, the party attempted an abortiveguerrillacampaignin the mid-1960s, and then largely disappeared.
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After the defeat of the insurgents, he continued to fight in theguerrillacampaign.
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Early strategies included the strategy of annihilation, exhaustion, attrition warfare, scorched earth action, blockade,guerrillacampaign, deception and feint.
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Nevertheless, theguerrillacampaigndragged on for three more years.
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Nonetheless, they conducted an intensiveguerrillacampaignand gained considerable international sympathy and support.
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Dredd and the small number of survivors went into hiding and began aguerrillacampaignof resistance.
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It controlled no territory and itsguerrillacampaignhad little public support.
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Thisguerrillacampaignwas ultimately defeated.
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