` :``Hostage`` is not a loaded term like ``terrorist``. It is a neutral word referring to holding civilians captive against their will. It is very much unlike ``terrorist`` which has no particular definition, and means different things to everyone. Please read the guideline you cited. It does not include the word hostage, and for good reason. Please also see our page on the matter: Hostage. Your suggestion of ``detainees`` is actually not something that the guideline would recommend, as it is merely a euphemism for what actually occurred, and does not covey the full meaning precisely. Please see WP:EUPHEMISM.  —  `