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Definition of Loyalist volunteer force
1. Noun. A terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace.
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Northern Ireland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loyalist Volunteer Force
Literary usage of Loyalist volunteer force
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"However, a new group called the loyalist volunteer force has claimed responsibility
for some bomb attacks and some killings. An internal feud within the ..."
2. Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"However, a new group called the loyalist volunteer force has claimed responsibility
for some bomb attacks and some killings. An internal feud within the ..."
3. Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1997 edited by Christopher W. Ross (1998)
"loyalist volunteer force (LVF) Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR)* Description
Extremist terrorist group formed in 1996 as a splinter of the mainstream ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"... hunger strike and where, in 1998, Billy Wright, leader of the Loyalist Volunteer
Force, was shot dead, setting off a series of murders in retaliation. ..."
5. Competitiveness Issues: The Business Environment in the U.S., Japan and Germany (1993)
"The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) believe the attack was the work of the
Protestant loyalist volunteer force (LVF). The attack came hours after Protestant ..."
6. Ireland Pocket Adventures by Tina Neylon (2007)
"... hunger strike and where, in 1998, Billy Wright, leader of the Loyalist Volunteer
Force, was shot dead, setting off a series of murders in retaliation. ..."
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