lime juice: usually freshly squeezed juice of limes


papaya juice: juice from papayas


tomato juice: the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned)


carrot juice: usually freshly squeezed juice of carrots


V-8 juice: brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices


koumiss: an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia


kumis: an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia


fruit drink: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice


ade: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice


lacing: a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage


lemonade: sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice


limeade: sweetened beverage of lime juice and water


orangeade: sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice


malted milk: powder made of dried milk and malted cereals


malted: a milkshake made with malt powder


malt: a milkshake made with malt powder


malted milk: a milkshake made with malt powder


mate: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate


mulled wine: wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit


negus: wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg


soft drink: nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)


pop: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring


soda: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring


soda pop: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring


soda water: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring


tonic: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring


birch beer: carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees


bitter lemon: tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink


cola: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)


dope: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)


cream soda: sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla


egg cream: made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water


ginger ale: ginger-flavored carbonated drink


ginger pop: ginger-flavored carbonated drink


orange soda: orange-flavored carbonated drink


phosphate: carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid


Coca Cola: Coca Cola is a trademarked cola


Coke: Coca Cola is a trademarked cola


Pepsi: Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola


Pepsi Cola: Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola


root beer: carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs


sarsaparilla: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras


tonic: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine


tonic water: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine


quinine water: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine


coffee bean: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee


coffee berry: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee


coffee: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee


coffee: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans


java: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans


cafe royale: black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar


coffee royal: black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar


fruit punch: a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)


milk punch: a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices


mimosa: a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice


buck's fizz: a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice


pina colada: a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum


punch: an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl


cup: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl


champagne cup: a punch containing a sparkling wine


claret cup: a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit


wassail: a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas


planter's punch: a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters


White Russian: a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream


fish house punch: a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup


May wine: a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff


eggnog: a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor


glogg: Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar


cassiri: a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice


spruce beer: a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)


rickey: a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor


gin rickey: a rickey made with gin


tea: dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea


tea leaf: dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea


tea bag: a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea


tea: a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water


tea-like drink: a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves


cambric tea: a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea


cuppa: a cup of tea


cupper: a cup of tea


herb tea: tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs


herbal tea: tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs


herbal: tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs


tisane: infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves


camomile tea: tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers


ice tea: strong tea served over ice


iced tea: strong tea served over ice


sun tea: tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sun; usually served with ice


black tea: fermented tea leaves


congou: black tea grown in China


congo: black tea grown in China


congou tea: black tea grown in China


English breakfast tea: black tea grown in China


Darjeeling: a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India


orange pekoe: a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java


pekoe: a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java


souchong: a fine quality of black tea native to China


soochong: a fine quality of black tea native to China


green tea: tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting


hyson: a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves


oolong: Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried


water: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants


bottled water: drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale


branch water: pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water


spring water: water from a spring


sugar water: water sweetened with sugar


tap water: water directly from the spigot


drinking water: water suitable for drinking


ice water: water served ice-cold or with ice


soda water: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide


carbonated water: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide


club soda: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide


seltzer: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide


sparkling water: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide


mineral water: water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically


seltzer: naturally effervescent mineral water


Vichy water: sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or water similar to it


brine: a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling


perishable: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated


spoilable: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated


couscous: a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew


ramekin: a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes


ramequin: a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes


rugulah: pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)


rugelach: pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)


ruggelach: pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)


multivitamin: a pill or tablet containing several vitamins


multivitamin pill: a pill or tablet containing several vitamins


vitamin pill: a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement


soul food: food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South


slop: (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink


mold: a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold


mould: a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold


arrangement: an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging


straggle: a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)


array: an orderly arrangement


classification: a group of people or things arranged by class or category


categorization: a group of people or things arranged by class or category


categorisation: a group of people or things arranged by class or category


dichotomy: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses


duality: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses


trichotomy: being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses


clone: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction


clon: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction


kingdom: a basic group of natural objects


kingdom: the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia


subkingdom: (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom


mineral kingdom: all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms


biological group: a group of plants or animals


genotype: a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution


biotype: organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared


community: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other


biotic community: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other


biome: a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate


people: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively


peoples: the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group


age group: a group of people having approximately the same age


age bracket: a group of people having approximately the same age


cohort: a group of people having approximately the same age


ancients: people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)


aged: people who are old collectively


elderly: people who are old collectively


young: young people collectively


youth: young people collectively


baffled: people who are frustrated and perplexed


blind: people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group


blood: people viewed as members of a group


brave: people who are brave


timid: people who are fearful and cautious


cautious: people who are fearful and cautious


business people: people who transact business (especially business executives)


businesspeople: people who transact business (especially business executives)


country people: people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics


countryfolk: people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics


country people: people living in the same country; compatriots


countryfolk: people living in the same country; compatriots


damned: people who are condemned to eternal punishment


dead: people who are no longer living


living: people who are still living


deaf: people who have severe hearing impairments


defeated: people who are defeated


discomfited: people who are defeated


disabled: people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped


handicapped: people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped


the halt: (archaic) lame persons collectively; --Luke 14:21


doomed: people who are destined to die soon


lost: people who are destined to die soon


enemy: any hostile group of people


episcopacy: the collective body of bishops


episcopate: the collective body of bishops


estivation: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens


aestivation: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens


folk: people in general (often used in the plural)


folks: people in general (often used in the plural)


common people: people in general (often used in the plural)


gentlefolk: people of good family and breeding and high social status


grass roots: the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)


free: people who are free


free people: people who are free


home folk: folks from your own home town


homebound: people who are confined to their homes


homeless: poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in


initiate: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity


enlightened: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity


uninitiate: people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity


mentally retarded: people collectively who are mentally retarded


retarded: people collectively who are mentally retarded


developmentally challenged: people collectively who are mentally retarded


network army: a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern


nationality: people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation


peanut gallery: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance)


pocket: a small isolated group of people


retreated: people who have retreated


sick: people who are sick


slain: people who have been slain (as in battle)


tradespeople: people engaged in trade


wounded: people who are wounded


maimed: people who are wounded


social group: people sharing some social relation


collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole


aggregation: several things grouped together or considered as a whole


accumulation: several things grouped together or considered as a whole


assemblage: several things grouped together or considered as a whole


armamentarium: the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine


art collection: a collection of art works


backlog: an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)


battery: a collection of related things intended for use together


block: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit


book: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made


rule book: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made


book: a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game


bottle collection: a collection of bottles


bunch: any collection in its entirety


lot: any collection in its entirety


caboodle: any collection in its entirety


coin collection: a collection of coins


collage: any collection of diverse things


content: everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something


ensemble: an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole


tout ensemble: an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole


corpus: a collection of writings


crop: a collection of people or things appearing together


tenantry: tenants of an estate considered as a group


loan collection: a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition


findings: a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes


flagging: flagstones collectively


flinders: bits and splinters and fragments


pack: a complete collection of similar things


disk pack: (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device


disc pack: (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device


pack of cards: a pack of 52 playing cards


deck of cards: a pack of 52 playing cards


deck: a pack of 52 playing cards


hand: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time


deal: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time


long suit: in a hand, the suit having the most cards


bridge hand: the cards held in a game of bridge


chicane: a bridge hand that is void of trumps


strong suit: a long suit including high cards


poker hand: the 5 cards held in a game of poker


royal flush: a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit


straight flush: a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit


full house: a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair


flush: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit


straight: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)


pair: a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value


herbarium: a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study


stamp collection: a collection of stamps


statuary: statues collectively


Elgin Marbles: a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens


sum: the final aggregate


summation: the final aggregate


sum total: the final aggregate


agglomeration: a jumbled collection or mass


edition: all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time


electron shell: a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom


gimmickry: a collection of gimmicks


bunch: a grouping of a number of similar things


clump: a grouping of a number of similar things


cluster: a grouping of a number of similar things


clustering: a grouping of a number of similar things


knot: a tight cluster of people or things


nuclear club: the nations possessing nuclear weapons


swad: a bunch


tuft: a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass


tussock: a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass


wisp: a small tuft or lock


ball: a compact mass


clod: a compact mass


glob: a compact mass


lump: a compact mass


clump: a compact mass


chunk: a compact mass


gob: a lump of slimy stuff


clew: a ball of yarn or cord or thread


pile: a collection of objects laid on top of each other


heap: a collection of objects laid on top of each other


mound: a collection of objects laid on top of each other


agglomerate: a collection of objects laid on top of each other


cumulation: a collection of objects laid on top of each other


cumulus: a collection of objects laid on top of each other


compost heap: a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost


compost pile: a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost


mass: an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)


dunghill: a heap of dung or refuse


midden: a heap of dung or refuse


muckheap: a heap of dung or refuse


muckhill: a heap of dung or refuse


logjam: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river


shock: a bushy thick mass (especially hair)


scrapheap: pile of discarded metal


shock: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field


slagheap: pile of waste matter from coal mining etc


stack: an orderly pile


haystack: a stack of hay


hayrick: a stack of hay


rick: a stack of hay


haycock: a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick


pyre: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite


funeral pyre: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite


woodpile: a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel


combination: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities


amalgam: a combination or blend of diverse things


color scheme: a planned combination of colors


colour scheme: a planned combination of colors


complexion: a combination that results from coupling or interlinking


combination: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)


combination in restraint of trade: (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)


body: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity


public: a body of people sharing some common interest


world: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest


domain: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest


society: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization


migration: a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)


minority: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part


sector: a social group that forms part of the society or the economy


business: business concerns collectively


business sector: business concerns collectively


big business: commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies


ethnic group: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture


ethnos: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture


ethnic minority: a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population


race: people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock


color: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)


colour: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)


people of color: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)


people of colour: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)


master race: a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others


Herrenvolk: a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others


interest: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims


interest group: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims


special interest: an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor


vested interest: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit


military-industrial complex: a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment; --Dwight David Eisenhower


kin: group of people related by blood or marriage


kin group: group of people related by blood or marriage


kinship group: group of people related by blood or marriage


kindred: group of people related by blood or marriage


clan: group of people related by blood or marriage


tribe: group of people related by blood or marriage


mishpocha: (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends)


mishpachah: (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends)


kith: your friends and acquaintances


family: primary social group; parents and children


family unit: primary social group; parents and children


family: people descended from a common ancestor


family line: people descended from a common ancestor


folk: people descended from a common ancestor


kinfolk: people descended from a common ancestor


kinsfolk: people descended from a common ancestor


sept: people descended from a common ancestor


phratry: people descended from a common ancestor


folks: your parents


people: members of a family line


homefolk: the people of your home locality (especially your own family)


house: aristocratic family line


dynasty: a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family


name: family based on male descent


gens: family based on male descent


feudalism: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war


feudal system: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war


patriarchy: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line


patriarchate: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line


matriarchy: a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line


matriarchate: a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line


meritocracy: a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects


building: the occupants of a building


broken home: a family in which the parents have separated or divorced


nuclear family: a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner


conjugal family: a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner


extended family: a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives


foster family: the family of a fosterling


foster home: a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)


class: people having the same social, economic, or educational status


stratum: people having the same social, economic, or educational status


social class: people having the same social, economic, or educational status


socio-economic class: people having the same social, economic, or educational status


age class: people in the same age range


fringe: a social group holding marginal or extreme views


gathering: a group of persons together in one place


assemblage: a group of persons together in one place


bee: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions


carload: a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile


congregation: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together


contingent: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group


floor: the occupants of a floor


love feast: a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants


quilting bee: a gathering to make quilts


pair: two people considered as a unit


hit parade: a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind


Judaica: historical and literary materials relating to Judaism


kludge: a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)


library: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use


program library: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use


subroutine library: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use


library: a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing


bibliotheca: a collection of books


public library: a nonprofit library maintained for public use


rental collection: a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee


mythology: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person


classical mythology: the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks


Greek mythology: the mythology of the ancient Greeks


Roman mythology: the mythology of the ancient Romans


Norse mythology: the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity


Nag Hammadi: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism


Nag Hammadi Library: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism


singleton: a set containing a single member


pair: a set of two similar things considered as a unit


brace: a set of two similar things considered as a unit


team: two or more draft animals that work together to pull something


relay: a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals


couple: a pair who associate with one another


twosome: a pair who associate with one another


duo: a pair who associate with one another


duet: a pair who associate with one another


trilogy: a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme


room: the people who are present in a room


trio: three people considered as a unit


threesome: three people considered as a unit


triad: three people considered as a unit


trinity: three people considered as a unit


trio: a set of three similar things considered as a unit


triad: a set of three similar things considered as a unit


triplet: a set of three similar things considered as a unit


triple: a set of three similar things considered as a unit


trip wire: a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces


Trimurti: the triad of divinities of later Hinduism


triplicity: (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees


trigon: (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees


triumvirate: a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority


troika: a modern Russian triumvirate


turnout: the group that gathers together for a particular occasion


quartet: four people considered as a unit


quartette: four people considered as a unit


foursome: four people considered as a unit


quintet: five people considered as a unit


quintette: five people considered as a unit


fivesome: five people considered as a unit


sextet: six people considered as a unit


sextette: six people considered as a unit


sixsome: six people considered as a unit


septet: seven people considered as a unit


septette: seven people considered as a unit


sevensome: seven people considered as a unit


octet: eight people considered as a unit


octette: eight people considered as a unit


eightsome: eight people considered as a unit


quadrumvirate: a group of four men


quartet: a set of four similar things considered as a unit


quartette: a set of four similar things considered as a unit


quadruplet: a set of four similar things considered as a unit


quadruple: a set of four similar things considered as a unit


quintet: a set of five similar things considered as a unit


quintette: a set of five similar things considered as a unit


quintuplet: a set of five similar things considered as a unit


quintuple: a set of five similar things considered as a unit


sextet: a set of six similar things considered as a unit


sextette: a set of six similar things considered as a unit


sestet: a set of six similar things considered as a unit


septet: a set of seven similar things considered as a unit


septette: a set of seven similar things considered as a unit


octet: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit


octette: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit


Tweedledum and Tweedledee: any two people who are hard to tell apart


Tweedledee and Tweedledum: any two people who are hard to tell apart


couple: a pair of people who live together


mates: a pair of people who live together


match: a pair of people who live together


power couple: a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential


DINK: a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)


marriage: two people who are married to each other


married couple: two people who are married to each other


man and wife: two people who are married to each other


Bronte sisters: a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels


Marx Brothers: a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor


same-sex marriage: two people of the same sex who live together as a family


mixed marriage: marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures


association: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species


antibiosis: an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another


brood: the young of an animal cared for at one time


flock: a group of birds


flock: a group of sheep or goats


fold: a group of sheep or goats


flock: a church congregation guided by a pastor


congregation: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church


fold: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church


faithful: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church


bevy: a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)


covert: a flock of coots


covey: a small flock of grouse or partridge


exaltation: a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)


gaggle: a flock of geese


wisp: a flock of snipe


clade: a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor


taxonomic group: animal or plant group having natural relations


taxonomic category: animal or plant group having natural relations


taxon: animal or plant group having natural relations


biota: all the plant and animal life of a particular region


biology: all the plant and animal life of a particular region


fauna: all the animal life in a particular region or period


zoology: all the animal life in a particular region or period


petting zoo: a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed


avifauna: the birds of a particular region or period


wildlife: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated


animal group: a group of animals


herd: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans


herd: a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra


gam: a herd of whales


remuda: the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen


pack: a group of hunting animals


wolf pack: a group of wolves hunting together


pod: a group of aquatic mammals


pride: a group of lions


clowder: a group of cats


school: a large group of fish


shoal: a large group of fish


caste: in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony


colony: a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together


colony: (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell


swarm: a group of many things in the air or on the ground


cloud: a group of many things in the air or on the ground


infestation: a swarm of insects that attack plants


plague: a swarm of insects that attack plants


warren: a colony of rabbits


set: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used


chess set: checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess


manicure set: a set of implements used to manicure


Victoriana: collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era


class: a collection of things sharing a common attribute


category: a collection of things sharing a common attribute


family: a collection of things sharing a common attribute


brass family: (music) the family of brass instruments


violin family: (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments


woodwind family: (music) the family of woodwind instruments


stamp: a type or class


union: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets


sum: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets


join: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets


direct sum: a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets


intersection: the set of elements common to two or more sets


product: the set of elements common to two or more sets


Cartesian product: the set of elements common to two or more sets


sex: either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided


field: all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event


field: all of the horses in a particular horse race


set: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols


domain: (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined


domain of a function: (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined


image: (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined


range: (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined


range of a function: (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined


universal set: (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration


locus: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions


subgroup: a distinct and often subordinate group within a group


subset: a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set


null set: a set that is empty; a set with no members


Mandelbrot set: a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration


mathematical space: (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind


topological space: (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind


broadcasting company: a company that manages tv or radio stations


bureau de change: (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money


car company: a company that makes and sells automobiles


auto company: a company that makes and sells automobiles


dot-com: a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'


dot com: a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'


dot com company: a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'


drug company: a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals


pharmaceutical company: a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals


pharma: a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals


East India Company: an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny


electronics company: a company that makes and sells electronic instruments


film company: a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies


indie: an independent film company not associated with an established studio


food company: a company that processes and sells food


furniture company: a company that sells furniture


mining company: a company that owns and manages mines


shipping company: a company that provides shipping services


steel company: a company that makes and sells steel


subsidiary company: a company that is completely controlled by another company


subsidiary: a company that is completely controlled by another company


transportation company: a company providing transportation


trucking company: a company that ships goods or possessions by truck


subspace: a space that is contained within another space


null space: a space that contains no points; and empty space


manifold: a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions


metric space: a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality


Euclidean space: a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional


Hilbert space: a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional


field: (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1


field: (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information


bit field: a field containing only binary characters


scalar field: a field of scalars


solution: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation


root: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation


bracket: a category falling within certain defined limits


income bracket: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income


tax bracket: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income


income tax bracket: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income


price bracket: a category of merchandise based on their price


declension: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms


conjugation: a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms


conjugation: the complete set of inflected forms of a verb


denomination: a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money


histocompatibility complex: a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response


job lot: a miscellaneous collection of things sold together


suite: a matching set of furniture


bedroom suite: a suite of furniture for the bedroom


bedroom set: a suite of furniture for the bedroom


diningroom suite: a suite of furniture for the dining room


diningroom set: a suite of furniture for the dining room


livingroom suite: a suite of furniture for the living room


livingroom set: a suite of furniture for the living room


package: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together


bundle: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together


packet: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together


parcel: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together


wisp: a small bundle of straw or hay


organization: a group of people who work together


organisation: a group of people who work together


adhocracy: an organization with little or no structure


affiliate: a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization


bureaucracy: any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape


nongovernmental organization: an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government


NGO: an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government


Alcoholics Anonymous: an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism


AA: an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism


Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades: a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey


Abu Sayyaf: a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping


Bearer of the Sword: a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping


Aksa Martyrs Brigades: a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002


al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades: a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002


Martyrs of al-Aqsa: a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002


Alex Boncayao Brigade: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s


ABB: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s


Revolutionary Proletarian Army: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s


RPA-ABB: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s


al-Fatah: a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups


Fatah: a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups


al-Asifa: a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups


al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya: a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails


Islamic Group: a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails


al Itihaad al Islamiya: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries


al-Itihaad al-Islamiya: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries


Islamic Unity: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries


AIAI: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries


al-Jihad: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells


Egyptian Islamic Jihad: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells


Islamic Jihad: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells


Vanguards of Conquest: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells


al-Ma'unah: a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state


al-Muhajiroun: a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups


Al Nathir: a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat


al-Qaeda: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries


Qaeda: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries


al-Qa'ida: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries


al-Qaida: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries


Base: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries


al-Rashid Trust: a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan


al Sunna Wal Jamma: a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks


Followers of the Phrophet: a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks


al-Tawhid: an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons


Al Tawhid: an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons


Divine Unity: an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons


al-Ummah: a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998


Ansar al Islam: a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein


Ansar al-Islam: a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein


Supporters of Islam: a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein


Armata Corsa: a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia


Corsican Army: a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia


Armed Islamic Group: a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state


GIA: a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state


Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia


ASALA: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia


Orly Group: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia


3rd October Organization: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia


Army for the Liberation of Rwanda: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again


ALIR: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again


Former Armed Forces: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again


FAR: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again


Interahamwe: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again


Asbat al-Ansar: an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda


Band of Partisans: an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda


Aum Shinrikyo: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity


Aum: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity


Supreme Truth: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity


Baader Meinhof Gang: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977


Baader-Meinhof Gang: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977


Basque Homeland and Freedom: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees


Basque Fatherland and Liberty: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees


Euskadi ta Askatasuna: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees


ETA: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees


Black September Movement: a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes


Chukaku-Ha: an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing


Continuity Irish Republican Army: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein


CIRA: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein


Continuity Army Council: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein


Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine: a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change


DFLP: a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change


Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine: a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change


PDFLP: a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change


East Turkistan Islamic Movement: a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression


East Turkestan Islamic Movement: a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression


Fatah Revolutionary Council: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


Fatah-RC: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


Abu Nidal Organization: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


ANO: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


Arab Revolutionary Brigades: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


Black September: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries


Fatah Tanzim: a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership


Tanzim: a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership


First of October Antifascist Resistance Group: an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime


GRAPO: an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime


Force 17: formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets


Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar: a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights


Umar al-Mukhtar Forces: a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights


Greenpeace: an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species


Hamas: a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing


Islamic Resistance Movement: a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing


Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami: an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan


Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami: an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan


HUJI: an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan


Harkat-ul-Mujahidin: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


HUM: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


Harkat ul-Ansar: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


HUA: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


Harkat ul-Mujahedeen: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


Al Faran: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


Movement of Holy Warriors: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan


Hizballah: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Hezbollah: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Hizbollah: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Hizbullah: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Lebanese Hizballah: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Party of God: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Islamic Jihad: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Revolutionary Justice Organization: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Organization of the Oppressed on Earth: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Hizb ut-Tahrir: the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state


Freedom Party: the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state


International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders: a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh


Irish National Liberation Army: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland


INLA: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland


People's Liberation Army: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland


People's Republican Army: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland


Catholic Reaction Force: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland


Irish Republican Army: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland


IRA: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland


Provisional Irish Republican Army: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland


Provisional IRA: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland


Provos: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland


Islamic Army of Aden: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen


IAA: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen


Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen


Aden-Abyan Islamic Army: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen


Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front: a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO


IBDA-C: a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO


Islamic Group of Uzbekistan: a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries


IMU: a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries


Islamic Party of Turkestan: a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries


Jaish-i-Mohammed: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings


Jaish-e-Muhammad: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings


JEM: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings


Army of Muhammad: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings


Jamaat ul-Fuqra: an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics


Fuqra: an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics


Tanzimul Fuqra: an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics


Japanese Red Army: a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists


JRA: a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists


Anti-Imperialist International Brigade: a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists


Jayshullah: an indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999


Jemaah Islamiyah: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia


JI: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia


Islamic Group: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia


Islamic Community: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia


Malaysian Mujahidin Group: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia


Malaysia Militant Group: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia


Jerusalem Warriors: ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991


Jund-ul-Islam: an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda


Soldiers of God: an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda


Kahane Chai: a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel


Kach: a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel


Kaplan Group: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran


Association of Islamic Groups and Communities: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran


Caliphate State: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran


Khmer Rouge: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999


KR: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999


Party of Democratic Kampuchea: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999


Communist Party of Kampuchea: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999


Ku Klux Klan: a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people


Klan: a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people


KKK: a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people


klavern: a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan


Kurdistan Workers Party: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey


Kurdistan Labor Pary: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey


Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey


PPK: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey


Contras: a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States


Pesh Merga: a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan


Lashkar-e-Jhangvi: a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba


Lashkar-e-Omar: a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda


Al Qanoon: a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda


Lashkar-e-Taiba: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India


Lashkar-e-Toiba: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India


Lashkar-e-Tayyiba: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India


LET: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India


Army of the Pure: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India


Army of the Righteous: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India


Laskar Jihad: a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam


Holy War Warriors: a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam


Lautaro Youth Movement: a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths


Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement: a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths


Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces: a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths


Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


LTTE: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


Tamil Tigers: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


Tigers: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


World Tamil Association: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


World Tamil Movement: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


Libyan Islamic Fighting Group: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


FIG: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


Libyan Fighting Group: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


Libyan Islamic Group: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


Lord's Resistance Army: a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army


Loyalist Volunteer Force: a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace


Maktab al-Khidmat: a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda


MAK: a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda


Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front: a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party


Moranzanist Patriotic Front: a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs


Moro Islamic Liberation Front: a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases


Mujahedeen Kompak: a militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah


Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization: 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


MKO: 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


MEK: 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


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


National Liberation Army: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s


ELN: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s


Nestor Paz Zamora Commission: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s


CNPZ: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s


National Liberation Army: a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade


ELN: a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade


National Liberation Front of Corsica: a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism


FLNC: a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism


New People's Army: a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines


NPA: a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines


Orange Order: a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland


Association of Orangemen: a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland


Orange Group: a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland


OV: a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland


Palestine Islamic Jihad: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas


Palestinian Islamic Jihad: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas


PIJ: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas


Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas


Palestine Liberation Front: a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border


PLF: a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border


Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah: a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border


Palestinian Hizballah: a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel


Pentagon Gang: a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion


Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel


PFLP: a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel


Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe


PFLP-GC: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe


Popular Struggle Front: a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border


PSF: a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border


15 May Organization: a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah


People against Gangsterism and Drugs: a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism


PAGAD: a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism


Puka Inti: a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings


Sol Rojo: a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings


Red Sun: a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings


Qassam Brigades: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel


Salah al-Din Battalions: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel


Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel


Qibla: a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa


Real IRA: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement


Real Irish Republican Army: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement


RIRA: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement


Dissident Irish Republican Army: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement


Red Army Faction: a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998


RAF: a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998


Red Brigades: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989


Brigate Rosse: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989


BR: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989


Red Hand Defenders: a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder


RHD: a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder


Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia: a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers


Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia: a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers


FARC: a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers


Revolutionary Organization 17 November: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s


17 November: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s


Revolutionary People's Liberation Party: an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials


Revolutionary People's Liberation Front: an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials


Revolutionary People's Struggle: an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States