narcoterrorism en · NOUN
Etymology
From narco- + terrorism; coined by President of Peru from 1963 to 1968 and from 1980 to 1985 Fernando Belaúnde in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nation's anti-narcotics police.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Use of terrorist tactics as an element of the traffic in illegal narcotics.
Canada has continued to work within this agency to promote a multilateral solution to the problems of narcotrafficking and narcoterrorism.
1993, James Rochlin, Discovering the Americas: The Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy Towards Latin America, page 223:Noboa did not provide details on the partnership but said on X that it aims to help in the fight against narcoterrorism and illegal fishing in Ecuador.
2025 March 19, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, “Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| narco-terrorism | alternative | lexicographic |
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it narcoterrorismo (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · de Narcoterrorismus (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · pl narkoterroryzm (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · es narcoterrorismo (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · ru наркотеррори́зм (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · de Drogenterrorismus (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · fr narcoterrorisme (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · pt narcoterrorismo (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) · nl narcoterrorisme (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking)