Definition of "counterterror" [counterterror]

• Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. (adjective)
• Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. (noun)

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• "O'BRIEN: With Osama bin Laden still at large and a U.S. and Iraqi military attack against insurgents expected soon in Iraq, what will a second term counterterror agenda look like?"
• "Their adversaries combined bombing and strafing with ground campaigns of annihilation, or "counterterror":"
• "Who knows how many Americans are aware of disappearances which terrify a population along with targeted assassinations that come from foreign military or security forces that are seeking to enforce "counterterror" measures."