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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.






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"MEK" Quotes from Famous Books



... lovely sittin' there whin we wint in that me sivin sinses left me, an' I cudn't rightly mek up me mind afterwards. Thin I was so taken up wid Mrs. Dillon," and Judy laughed softly, "that I was bothered. But I know the Pope's not a dago, anny more than he's a naygur. I put him down in me own mind as a Roman, no more ...
— The Art of Disappearing • John Talbot Smith

... saved from the necessity of replying by the reappearance of Duncan, to say that 'The young gentlemen wass to please mek haste and come at once, as effery one wass ...
— The Adventure League • Hilda T. Skae

... perch, bass or rock-fish. Not infrequently he would fall asleep and then the impatient cook, who had orders to have dinner strictly upon the hour, would be compelled to seek the shore and roar at him. Old Jack would waken and upon rowing to shore would inquire angrily: "What you all mek such a debbil of a racket for hey? I wa'nt ...
— George Washington: Farmer • Paul Leland Haworth



Words linked to "MEK" :   act of terrorism, Persia, terrorist group, FTO, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, terrorist organization, foreign terrorist organization, terrorism, terrorist act



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