strategy of tension

noun

A political policy wherein violent struggle is encouraged rather than suppressed.

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Meanings

nounstrategy of tension (plural strategies of tension)

plural strategies of tension

  1. political scienceA political policy wherein violent struggle is encouraged rather than suppressed.
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