Counterinsurgency
[koun-ter-in-sur-juh n-see] /ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si/
noun, plural counterinsurgencies.
1.
a program or an act of combating guerrilla warfare and subversion.
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or designed for combating guerrilla warfare and subversion:
counterinsurgency funds.
/ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ/
noun
1.
action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc
n.
1962, from counter- + insurgency.
Military power applied in guerrilla warfare in support of the established government.
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