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  1. An authoritarian government willing to use the most brutal means to hold on to power; a dictator whose thugs have murdered, tortured, imprisoned or intimidated tens of thousands of civilians … — Michiko Kakutani

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ThuggeeThuggee - Wikipedia

    Thuggee ( UK: / θʌˈɡiː /, US: / ˈθʌɡi /) were historical organised gangs of professional robbers and murderers in India. They were said to have travelled in groups across the Indian subcontinent. [ 2] They usually murdered their victims by strangling using a handkerchief as a tool. [ 3] .

  3. Thug definition: a violent, lawless, or vicious person, especially one who commits a crime such as assault, robbery, or murder. See examples of THUG used in a sentence.

  4. noun. Definition of thugs. plural of thug. as in criminals. a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. criminals. gangsters.

  5. Apr 30, 2015 · BLOCK: Thugs, the word chosen by President Obama, Maryland's governor, Baltimore's mayor and others to describe those who looted and burned stores in Baltimore and in some cases that were later...

  6. Jul 18, 2024 · thug, member of a well-organized confederacy of professional assassins who traveled in gangs throughout India for several hundred years. (The earliest authenticated mention of the thugs is found in Ẓiyāʾ-ud-Dīn Baranī, History of Fīrūz Shāh, dated about 1356.)

  7. a man who acts violently, esp. a criminal: Some thugs smashed his windows.

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