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Word: trooperish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

Neither were the British, apparently. Last week, while they kept democratic United Nations' friend Jawaharlal Nehru in jail, they lifted the ban on the Khaksars, a storm-trooperish gang which talks like the Axis radio. Possible reason for the ban-lifting: the Khaksars are violently anti-Congress. The British got a promise from the Khaksars that they would no longer drill, carry weapons, wear uniforms or badges, and "in general the activities of the Khaksars are to be of such a nature as not to cause the least anxiety to the authorities anywhere as long as the war lasts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Death and Factions | 1/11/1943 | See Source »

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