genocidal
Americanadjective
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Waleed Zuaiter’s Saddam suggests how charismatic a genocidal despot might be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Senior Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed accused Damascus of launching a "genocidal war" against the Kurds, calling on the Syrian government to "pursue a path of reason to resolve problems through dialogue".
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
French Cambodian director Rithy Panh has often cited the genocidal regime of the Khmer Rouge, which killed his family and from which he escaped, as the reason he’s a filmmaker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
But the spiritual leader of Syria's Druze community, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, condemned the violence as an "unjustifiable genocidal campaign" and said people had been defending their homes from attacks by extremists.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
Consider: The United States has been instrumental in the overthrow of truly genocidal dictatorships.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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