liberation forces
Resistance movement soldiers
Liberation forces are military or paramilitary groups fighting to free a territory or people from occupation, colonial rule, or perceived oppression.
The term carries inherent political framing—one side's liberation forces are another's rebels or terrorists: The liberation forces advanced on the capital.
Often used in the names of revolutionary movements.
- freedom fightersArmed opponents of oppression
- nonviolent resistanceProtest through peaceful means
- resistance movementsOrganized opposition to authority
- underground resistanceSecret organized opposition movement
- people's armyMilitary of the masses
armed rebellion · armed struggle · independence movements · indigenous uprisings · irregular troops · anti-colonial movements · nationalist movements · grassroots organizing · popular uprising · separatist movements · insurgent groups · diplomatic negotiations · economic sanctions · guerrilla warfare · partisan fighters · self-determination · regime change · civil disobedience
- insurgentsinsurgent, guerrillas, guerrilla, rebel, resistance fighters
- wartime organizationsWar Department, USO, civil defense, Home Guard, Selective Service
liberation forcesoccupation forces
Troops controlling foreign territory
occupiers · invasion force · colonial forces · imperial forces · military junta
liberation forcesoppressors
Those who subjugate others
tyrants · imperialists · authoritarian regime · death squads · puppet government
liberation, forces, liberate, liberated, liberating, liberator, liberators, liberal, liberalism