Terrorist Cell (Noun)
Meaning
A cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The authorities had been tracking the terrorist cell for months, but its members had been careful to cover their tracks.
- Intelligence agencies began to suspect that a new terrorist cell was operating in the city after a series of small-scale attacks.
- To evade detection, each terrorist cell was given a narrow set of objectives and minimal information about the broader plans.
- Law enforcement agencies were concerned about the emergence of a terrorist cell in the region, and increased security measures were put in place.
- The cell's leader had been radicalized abroad and had returned home to set up a terrorist cell, recruiting members from online forums and social media.