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Phalangist

British

/ fəˈlændʒɪst /

noun

1. a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
2. ( as modifier )
  
  Phalangist leaders

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The remaining 15 he spent in Beirut, in a hotel suite, in the care of Israel's Christian Phalangist allies.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2010

He is Bashir Gemayel, 34, commander of the country's principal Christian militias and leader of the Phalangist Party.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, however, Gemayel's Phalange Party was suddenly challenged by a senior officer in the Lebanese Forces, which are dominated by the Phalangist militia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Christian leaders, notably Phalangist Patriarch Pierre Gemayel and former President Camille Chamoun, are fiercely resisting that course.

From Time Magazine Archive

The burrow of the Phalangist is surmounted by a voluminous rubbish-dump, the materials of which are piled in the form of a cylinder as long as the finger.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard

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