antiterrorist

[ an-tee-ter-er-ist, an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. used or designed to combat terrorism:

   antiterrorist tactics.

antiterrorist

/ ˌæntɪˈtɛrərɪst /

adjective

1. relating to measures, policies, or organizations designed to combat terrorist activity

Other Words From

• anti·terror·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiterrorist¹

First recorded in 1960–65; anti- + terrorist

Example Sentences

In a statement released Monday evening, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the country had carried out “intelligence-based antiterrorist operations” inside Afghanistan and accused the Taliban administration of aiding militants operating in Pakistan.

From New York Times

He is one of over 50 Shia Muslims in Sunni-majority Pakistan, who have been booked under blasphemy and antiterrorist charges over the last month.

From The Guardian

Finally, with resistance having all but ceased, members of an antiterrorist unit entered the building and accepted the deputies’ surrender.

From Wall Street Journal

ATHENS—Greek antiterrorist police arrested a man on suspicion he was involved in sending the letter bombs that injured a former Greek prime minister and an employee at the International Monetary Fund.

From Wall Street Journal

The Russian president met with his security council to discuss “antiterrorist security scenarios at the land border, sea, and in the airspace of Crimea,” according to a Kremlin news release.

From Wall Street Journal