Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun state-sponsored_terrorism

1 sense of state-sponsored terrorism

Sense 1
state-sponsored terrorism -- (terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism)
       => terrorism, act of 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)