Definition of "counter-terrorism" []

• Measures intended to combat or reduce terrorist activities. (noun)

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• "Officials with the FBI, including Mr Fox, say its authority has been reined in, although civil liberties groups say its power to pursue investigation in the name of counter-terrorism remains overly broad."
• "Fairfax papers report that the draft statement has been rehearsed in national counter-terrorism exercises."
• "Panetta emphasized that some U.S. troops are likely to remain in Afghanistan after 2014, to continue assisting Afghan forces and to carry out what the Pentagon calls "counter-terrorism operations": special forces raids aimed at Al Qaeda and its allies."