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axis of resistance

Today it means: An Iranian-led, anti-American, anti-Zionist, Shiite Islamist coalition in the Middle East whose significant participants include the IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. Full definition →

Arabic مِحْوَرُ المُقَاوَمَة

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Arabic · calque ofمِحْوَرُ المُقَاوَمَة
English todayaxis of resistance

Calque of Arabic مِحْوَرُ المُقَاوَمَة (miḥwaru l-muqāwama). First used in 2002 in Libya in response to George W. Bush's axis of evil.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.