armed struggle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofarmedandstruggle
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armed
adjective
uk/ɑːmd/us/ɑːrmd/
using or ...
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struggle
noun[C]
uk/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/us/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/
a very difficult task that you can do only by making a ...
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(Definition ofarmedandstrugglefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofarmed struggle
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They could not count on the same degree of popular support following any decision to start anarmedstrugglefor power.
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Armedstrugglehad become part of the folklore of the revolution-to-be.
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The communist demand forarmedstrugglecaused controversies during the war and has inflamed historiographic debate ever since.
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This current young generation has no experience of thearmedstrugglethat lies at the foundation of the country's narrative.
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The radical difference between the active andarmedstruggleand passive or unarmed resistance has, of late, been resolved, but in a particular sense.
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At the extreme end of the spectrum of defence activities was the communist underground that saw its highest priority asarmedstrugglebut simultaneously conducted relief and rescue activities.
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And yet, in their case the move from rescue activities to thearmedstrugglewas not criticized at the time or since.
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There is, for example, a growing debate around the origins of thearmedstruggle.
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The raison d'etre ofarmedstruggle^ would presumably be undercut by a demonstration of progress on intergroup issues by a compromising middle.
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One will be able to coordinate its activities, the second will exist in a state of anarchy and be easily defeated in anarmedstruggle.
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But those senior figures rarely include the president himself, who, for many tegadelti, remains the embodiment of the objectives of thearmedstruggle.
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There were many casualties of thearmedstruggle, many categories of dispossessed, many with little or no stake in the moral and institutional ' liberation system ' created by military victory.
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Then thearmedstrugglewill recommence.
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Traditional ceremonialists, who were on the rebound in the post-war years, are notably absent, as are the advocates ofarmedstruggle, who were still in high school.
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Thiam (2000), however, suggested that the suspension of thearmedstruggleis only temporary.
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During thearmedstrugglea number of them had established links with national figures, which proved a great asset in promoting their movement throughout the region.
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Thearmedstruggleis not a soft option with inevitable results.
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It has been deteriorating steadily now for some years, particularly since thearmedstrugglehas gathered momentum.
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