Counterinsurgent (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The counterinsurgent operations undertaken by the government targeted the rebel stronghold in the mountainous region.
- The military's counterinsurgent strategy involved working with local communities to identify and isolate insurgent cells.
- A key aspect of the counterinsurgent approach was to build trust with the civilian population through provision of aid and services.
- The government's decision to hold elections was seen as a bold counterinsurgent move to demonstrate its legitimacy.
- The province was the site of intense counterinsurgent fighting between government forces and rebel groups.