Hezbollah
or Hiz·bal·lah, Hiz·bul·lah
a radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel.
Origin of Hezbollah
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How to use Hezbollah in a sentence
Prosecutors alleged that she passed the information to a man with whom she fell in love, believing it would assist Lebanese Hezbollah, designated by the United States as a terrorist group.
A Hamas official, however, said on Hezbollah’s television channel that it won Israeli concessions on those two issues.
Fragile cease-fire finds parts of Gaza in shambles and Netanyahu condemned from his right | Shira Rubin, Michael E. Miller, Steve Hendrix, Miriam Berger | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostHezbollah, Iran’s most lethal protege, is, after all, just another liberation movement.
The company also bans Hezbollah from its platform because of its status as a US-designated foreign terror organization, despite the fact that the party holds seats in Lebanon’s parliament.
Users, not tech executives, should decide what constitutes free speech online | Amy Nordrum | January 9, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOne American teammate suggested Lebanon asked for it by not properly dealing with Hezbollah.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship | Raffi Joe Wartanian | October 8, 2020 | Outside Online
The peace process is in a coma; and ISIS, Hamas, Assad, Hezbollah, and the Iranian mullahs make Israel look like the good guys.
The Inside Story of U.S. Meddling in Israel’s Elections | Aaron David Miller | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNeither Iran nor Hezbollah has confirmed these links, but the rhetoric and campaign style of the Houthis mirrors that of both.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster | Michael Shank , Casey Harrity | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAllying themselves with the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, some Lebanese Christians are standing their ground against ISIS.
Pakzad is referring to the head of Ansar-e-Hezbollah in Isfahan, who denies having heard the news.
Facebook later suspended Susli for posting a photo of herself with a Hezbollah flag.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Hezbollah
Hizbollah
/ (ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː) /
an organization of militant Shiite Muslims based in Lebanon
Origin of Hezbollah
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Hezbollah
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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