people's wars

A form of people's war — A Maoist military strategy where the basic concept is to maintain the support of the population and draw the enemy deep into the countryside where the population will bleed them dry through a mix of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of people's war
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