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Terrorist vs Cartel - What's the difference?

terrorist | cartel |

As nouns the difference between terrorist and cartel

is that terrorist is terrorist while cartel is cartel.

terrorist

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
  • An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the in France.
  • Hyponyms

    * lone wolfer

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to terrorism.
  • Usage notes

    The use of the label "terrorist" is often controversial or subjective, since one person's terrorist may be another's "freedom fighter", and vice versa depending on somebody's personal ideology of beliefs. A cynical definition may be that a terrorist is someone who murders or terrorizes more of those for whom the terrorist is fighting, than his supposed enemies.

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)
  • cartel

    English

    (wikipedia cartel)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
  • A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action.
  • A written letter of defiance or challenge.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel .
  • *, Folio Society, 2006, p.22:
  • Xerxes'' whipped the Sea, and writ a cartell of defiance to the hill ''Athos .
  • An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners.
  • (Wilhelm)
  • (nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.
  • Anagrams

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