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Dutch
Etymology
From Gideon + -s- + bende (“band”), based on the story in Judges 7.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣi.deː.ɔnsˌbɛn.də/
- Hyphenation: gi‧de‧ons‧ben‧de
Noun
gideonsbende f (plural gideonsbendes or gideonsbenden)
- small militant band pretending to represent a much larger group
2014 December 21, Sam Janse, “Het wapen van de Weerloze”, in Trouw:Het resultaat van Jezus' optreden was geen legioen, ook geen gideonsbende die in Gods naam de heilige oorlog zou voeren tegen de vijanden, maar een gemeente.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)