"people's war" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: people's wars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|people's wars}} people's war (plural people's wars)
  1. (military) 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. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-people's_war-en-noun-ANWSthVX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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