verb [VN]
1 to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand sth from a government:
The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Cairo.
2 (disapproving) to use or take control of sth, especially a meeting, in order to advertise your own aims and interests:
Demonstrators fear that the march could be hijacked by extremists.
hijacking (also hijack) noun [C,U]:
There have been a series of hijackings recently in the area. * an unsuccessful hijack
compareCARJACKING
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