Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines;
a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government;
uses hit squads called Sparrow Units;
opposes United States military presence in the Philippines;
[syn: New People's Army, NPA]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
NPA
n 1: a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the
Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization
formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called
Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in
the Philippines [syn: New People's Army, NPA]