mek | | |
n. (group) | 1. mek, mko, mujahidin-e khalq organization, people's mujahidin of iran | a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah. |
| ~ act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear. |
| ~ foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization | a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals. |
| ~ iran, islamic republic of iran, persia | a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil. |
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