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leaderless resistance  

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  • Leaderless resistance is a strategy advocated and used by some militant antigovernment groups in the United States. Each member is free to engage in whatever actions at whatever time or place he or she believes appropriate to further the organization's aims. [Source: Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Leaderless Resistance]

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