counterterrorism
noun
coun·ter·ter·ror·ism
ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm 
variants
or counter-terrorism
: measures designed to combat or prevent terrorism
an expert in counterterrorism
—often used before another nouna local counterterrorism council
new counter-terrorism policies/measures
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Bar, who sports a crew cut and gray stubble, started his military career as a fighter in the Sayeret Matkal, Israel's counterterrorism agency, participating in numerous covert operations.
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Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Another of us who has led counterterrorism initiatives at the FBI similarly is concerned about the distraction from genuine protection against foreign terrorist plots and international gangs and domestic mass shootings and kidnappings.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
While many questions remain about Wagner’s operations in Africa, there are mixed views about the impact its counterterrorism operations with local armies have had on the continent.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Abedi has since been moved to another facility and will be prosecuted under the U.K.’s counterterrorism protocol, which allows prosecutors to argue the attack was terror-motivated.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Another of us who has led counterterrorism initiatives at the FBI similarly is concerned about the distraction from genuine protection against foreign terrorist plots and international gangs and domestic mass shootings and kidnappings.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
While many questions remain about Wagner’s operations in Africa, there are mixed views about the impact its counterterrorism operations with local armies have had on the continent.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Abedi has since been moved to another facility and will be prosecuted under the U.K.’s counterterrorism protocol, which allows prosecutors to argue the attack was terror-motivated.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Counterterrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterterrorism. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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