Armalite and the ballot box

proper noun

An electoral strategy pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn Féin, while the IRA continued military operations against the British Army and RUC.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IrelandhistoricalAn electoral strategy pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn Féin, while the IRA continued military operations against the British Army and RUC.
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APA

Armalite and the ballot box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armalite%20and%20the%20ballot%20box

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Armalite and the ballot box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armalite%20and%20the%20ballot%20box.

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