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7 PHRASE If you say that something comes with the territory , you mean that you accept it as a natural result of the situation you are in. □  You can't expect not to have a debate; that's what comes with the territory in a democracy. SYNONYMS territory NOUN 1

district:…the home of the governor of the district.

area:If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.

land:…this land of free speech.

region:…a remote mountain region.

ter|ror /te rə ^r / (terrors )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Terror is very great fear. □  I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons. □  The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.

3 N‑COUNT A terror is something that makes you very frightened. □ [+ of ] As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people. □ [+ of ] …the terrors of violence.

4 N‑COUNT If someone describes a child as a terror , they think that he or she is naughty and difficult to control. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  He was a terror. He had been a difficult child for as long as his parents could remember.

5reign of terror → see reign

ter|ror|ise /te rəra I z/ → see terrorize

ter|ror|ism /te rər I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Terrorism is the use of violence, especially murder and bombing, in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to do something. [DISAPPROVAL ]

ter|ror|ist ◆◇◇ /te rər I st/ (terrorists ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] A terrorist is a person who uses violence, especially murder and bombing, in order to achieve political aims. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  One person was killed and three were wounded in terrorist attacks. SYNONYMS terrorist NOUN

freedom fighter:He calls himself a freedom fighter.

bomber:Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.

revolutionary:The revolutionaries laid down their arms and their leaders went into voluntary exile.

guerrilla:The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.

ter|ror|ize /te rəra I z/ (terrorizes , terrorizing , terrorized ) in BRIT, also use terrorise VERB If someone terrorizes you, they keep you in a state of fear by making it seem likely that they will attack you. □ [V n] Bands of gunmen have hijacked food shipments and terrorized relief workers.

ter|ry /te ri/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Terry or terry cloth is a type of fabric which has a lot of very small loops covering both sides. It is used especially for making things like towels and babies' nappies. □  …a terry nappy.

terse /tɜː ^r s/ (terser , tersest ) ADJ A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. □  He issued a terse statement. ●  terse|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  'It's too late,' he said tersely.

ter|tiary /tɜː ^r ʃəri, [AM ] -ʃieri/

1 ADJ Tertiary means third in order, third in importance, or at a third stage of development. [FORMAL ] □  He must have come to know those philosophers through secondary or tertiary sources.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Tertiary education is education at university or college level. [BRIT ] □  …institutions of tertiary education. in AM, use higher education

te r|tiary se c|tor (tertiary sectors ) N‑COUNT The tertiary sector consists of industries which provide a service, such as transport and finance. [BUSINESS ] □  The proportion of the labour force in the tertiary sector is increasing.