mek meaning and definition

MEK noun

Definition of MEK (noun)

1. a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah
   • synonyms: MKO, Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization, People's Mujahidin of Iran