Irish Republican Army and Provisional IRA

Irish Republican Army noun - A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland.

Provisional IRA and Irish Republican Army are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provisional IRA" instead a noun phrase "Irish Republican Army".

Provisional IRA noun - A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland.

Irish Republican Army and Provisional IRA are semantically related. You can use "Irish Republican Army" instead a noun phrase "Provisional IRA".