counterinsurgent

American  

[kaun-ter-in-sur-juhnt] / ˈkaʊn tər ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt /

noun

plural

counterinsurgents

1. a person involved in the suppression of insurgents.

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adjective

1. of or relating to counterinsurgency.

Other Word Forms

• counterinsurgency noun

Example Sentences

Once in office, President Barack Obama — following the advice of counterinsurgent war specialists — attempted a “surge,” briefly bringing the total number of troops to 100,000.

From Washington Post

The report comes as the Pentagon seeks to modernize its force and reorient toward China after two decades of counterinsurgent operations.

From Washington Post

Shanahan appears less inclined to fight for robust counterinsurgent deployments and has taken a business-minded approach to the military that dovetails with the president’s.

From Washington Post

My mother pictured a daughter as a counterinsurgent: a fellow lover of lapdogs, a seconder of proposals to attend the Ice Capades.

From Literature

Variously dubbed the Anbar tribes, the Awakening, or the Sons of Iraq, this anti-Al Qaeda tribal program rapidly became a battle-tested counterinsurgent mindset that realigned the goal posts of the war.

From Newsweek