Maoists are addicted to this word. Based on it's meaning, doesn't this word describe maoists themselves more than anyone else? http://dictionary.reference.co... vig·i·lan·te   [Disallowed String for - ] language=javascript>AC_FL_RunContent = 0; [Disallowed String for - ] type=text/javascript>var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( "http://sp.dictionary.com/dicts...", "speaker", "17", "15", "", "6");interfaceflash.addParam("loop", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("quality", "high");interfaceflash.addParam("menu", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("salign", "t");interfaceflash.addParam("FlashVars", "soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com%2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FV01%2FV0125900.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=c7c6fb6c&u=audio"); interfaceflash.addParam('wmode','transparent');interfaceflash.write();  /ˌvɪdʒəˈlænti/ Show Spelled[vij-uh-lan-tee] Show IPA –noun 1. a member of a vigilance committee. 2. any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime. –adjective 3. done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures: vigilante justice. Use vigilante in a Sentence See images of vigilante Search vigilante on the Web Origin: 1825–35, Americanism; < Sp: vigilant —Related forms vig·i·lan·te·ism, vig·i·lan·tism [Disallowed String for - ] language=javascript>AC_FL_RunContent = 0; [Disallowed String for - ] type=text/javascript>var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( "http://sp.dictionary.com/dicts...", "speaker", "17", "15", "", "6");interfaceflash.addParam("loop", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("quality", "high");interfaceflash.addParam("menu", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("salign", "t");interfaceflash.addParam("FlashVars", "soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com%2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FV01%2FV0126000.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=c7c6fb6c&u=audio"); interfaceflash.addParam('wmode','transparent');interfaceflash.write();  /ˌvɪdʒəˈlæntɪzəm, ˈvɪdʒələnˌtɪzəm/ Show Spelled[vij-uh-lan-tiz-uhm, vij-uh-luhn-tiz-uhm] Show IPA, noun —Can be confused: vigilant, vigilante.