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English noun: AUC | |||
| 1. | AUC (group) a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members | ||
| Samples | The AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year. | ||
| Synonyms | Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, United Self-Defense Force of Colombia, United Self-Defense Group of Colombia | ||
| Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
| Domain region | Colombia, Republic of Colombia | ||
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