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palestine liberation organization meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of palestine liberation organization at MeaningMonkey.org. palestine liberation organization meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION noun
Definition of Palestine Liberation Organization (noun)
- a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority
- synonyms: PLO
Source: Princeton University Wordnet