ku klux klan
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1. a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people (noun.group)
instance hypernym | : | secret society, |
definition | : | a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | klavern, |
definition | : | a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | grand dragon, |
definition | : | a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan (noun.person) |
domain category | : | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act, |
definition | : | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear (noun.act) |
domain region | : | south, |
definition | : | the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line (noun.location) |
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