Contra
Contra preposition - Opposed to; not for.
In exchange for and contra are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "In exchange for" with "Contra", this terms are similar.
In exchange for
Contra and in exchange for are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Contra" with "In exchange for", this terms are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moving and contra
- moving and in exchange for
- nearly and contra
- nearly and in exchange for
- almost and contra
- almost and in exchange for
- toward and contra
- toward and in exchange for
- against and contra
- against and in exchange for
- facing and contra
- facing and in exchange for
- nearing and contra
- nearing and in exchange for
Both terms in one sentence
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The most infamous one was the "Iran-Contra" affair, where military officials sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the release hostages in Lebanon, plus money to fund the Contras, an anti-Communist guerilla group in Nicaragua that was revealed to have committed human rights violations.
Source: Useful Notes / Ronald Reagan
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