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vigilantism Definition


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vigilante
noun vigilantes
    1. A member of an organization looking after the interests of a group threatened in some way, especially a self-appointed and unofficial policeman.
    2. In the US: a member of a vigilance committee.
Derivative: vigilantism
noun
    Etymology: 19c: originally US, from Spanish, meaning ‘vigilant'.



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