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Definition of Contras
1. Noun. A Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States.
Definition of Contras
1. Noun. (plural of contra) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contras
1. contra [n] - See also: contra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contras
Literary usage of Contras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"Owen learned from North that the contras needed money, and they discussed a plan
to set up a group of European proprietary companies to purchase weapons ..."
2. Fitful Peace: Human Rights and Reconciliation in Nicaragua Under the by Cynthia Arnson, David Holiday (1991)
"92 Security Concerns of the Demobilized contras In post-war Nicaragua, the
government has a special obligation to respect the lives of those who have ..."
3. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1892)
"... by an uninterrupted succession of similar acts; and this law applies equally
well to body and mind, to intellect and will. SOME PROS AND contras ON ..."
4. Intervention Or Neglect: The United States and Central America Beyond the 1980s by Linda Robinson (1991)
"Others argued that this would force the contras into unconditional surrender and
... Faced with the loss of US aid, representatives of the contras met with ..."
5. Drugs, Law Enforcement And Foreign Policy: Report By The Committee On by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"On the basis of this evidence, it is clear that individuals who provided support
for the contras were involved in drug trafficking, the supply network of ..."
6. Deepening Economic Linkages in the Pacific Basin Region: Trade, Foreign by Masaharu Hanazaki (1990)
"In contras Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia exhibit many Japan/US similarities such
as the gre; comparative advantage of their electrical machinery. ..."
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