Sendero Luminoso

/sɛnˈdɛroʊ ˌlumɪˈnoʊsoʊ/

Definitions of Sendero Luminoso

1. noun

   a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade
   synonyms: SL, Shining Path

   example of:

   FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization

   a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals