No. 17,426 in Russian
террор
"Террор" translates to "terror" in English, meaning intense fear or the use of violence and intimidation to achieve political aims.
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Террор создаёт атмосферу страха в обществе.
Terror creates an atmosphere of fear in society.
The word 'террор' refers to a general state or action of terror in society.
Организация была обвинена в проведении актов террора.
The organization was accused of committing acts of terror.
In this sentence, 'террор' is used to describe specific acts meant to instill fear.
Историки изучают методы террора в политике прошлого века.
Historians study methods of terror in the politics of the past century.
Here, 'террор' signifies systematic methods or approaches of instilling terror in a historical-political context.
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