noun
Hezbollah
hehz-buh-LAH
noun
1
A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and armed movement.
"Hezbollah holds seats in the Lebanese parliament as well as running its own militia."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of a specific Lebanese political and military organisation.
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_____ holds seats in the Lebanese parliament as well as running its own militia.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ḥizb allāh, literally "party of God."