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Ulster Defence Association

British  

noun

  1.  UDA.  (in Northern Ireland) a Loyalist paramilitary organization

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association is a standalone faction of the UDA and was once part of its inner council.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023

Collins writes about the linkages forged between the Ulster Defence Association and the mainland far right in the early 1990s.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2013

Conflict Archive on the Internet via Politico In 2002, the flag of Israel flew above a Protestant area of Belfast, alongside symbols of Ulster, the United Kingdom and the Ulster Defence Association, a paramilitary group.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2010