guerrilla group
Underground armed resistance
A guerrilla group is an irregular armed force that uses unconventional tactics—ambushes, sabotage, hit-and-run raids—rather than conventional warfare.
Guerrilla groups typically operate in small units, often with local knowledge and popular support, against larger military forces or governments: The guerrilla group controlled the mountain region for decades.
The term carries no inherent judgment—guerrilla groups may be revolutionary movements, resistance fighters, or terrorist organizations depending on perspective and conduct.
- rebelAuthority defier
- rebel forcesArmed anti-government combatants
- insurgentOne who revolts
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- fighterOne who engages in combat
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- criminal groupsgang, mafia, cartel, mob, syndicate
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Continuously maintained military force
regular army · conventional forces · professional army · defense forces · army corps
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Military under state control
national guard · police force · legitimate authority · occupation force · peacekeeping force
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Soldiers in ranked formations
armored division · mechanized infantry · artillery corps · naval fleet
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