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counter-terrorism

activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
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counter-terrorism

Summary

counter-terrorism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • counter-terrorism is a type of law enforcement[2].
  • counter-terrorism is a type of activity[3].
  • counter-terrorism's Commons category is recorded as Counter-terrorism[4].
  • counter-terrorism is the opposite of terrorism[5].
  • counter-terrorism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Counterterrorism[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include law enforcement[2] and activity[3]. counter-terrorism is the opposite of terrorism[5].

Why It Matters

counter-terrorism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[1] counter-terrorism has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] counter-terrorism is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Counter Terrorist Agency International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Samuel Alito

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → law enforcement, activity
    Topic's main category → Category:Counterterrorism
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|20 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17596, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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