people's war

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Maoist military strategy where the basic concept is to maintain the support of the population and draw the enemy deep into the countryside where the population will bleed them dry through a mix of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.

Word forms

people's war people's wars
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