[VN] [oftenpassive] to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons:
The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. * a plot to assassinate the president
assassination noun [U,C]:
The president survived a number of assassination attempts. * the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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