freedom fighter

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[edit] Noun

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Singular
freedom fighter

Plural
freedom fighters

freedom fighter (plural freedom fighters)

  1. A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.

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The same person can be branded a terrorist, but only by the oppressor. At the same time, a terrorist by all means can be called freedom fighter in propaganda (e.g. the Contra in Nicaragua were called freedom fighters by Ronald Reagan).

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