proxy war

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proxy war Meaning of "proxy war"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate

Usage(s):

  1. There is nothing the IRGC likes better than to fight a proxy war in another country.
  2. In the past, they have used groups like Lashkar to fight a proxy war against India, and the militants keep the cause of Kashmir--a popular one throughout Pakistan--alive.
  3. The ISI also built intimate links with indigenous jihadist groups, through which it fought a proxy war against India in disputed Kashmir.
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