# Terrorist Organization **Entity class:** Organizational and legal concept ## Definition A **terrorist organization** is a group structured to pursue political, ideological, religious, or social objectives through terrorism or support for terrorism. Its form can range from hierarchy to cell, clandestine network, movement, franchise, or digitally coordinated milieu. ## Relevance to this collection It connects organizational analysis to [[wiki/Terrorist Network|Terrorist Network]], [[wiki/Dark Network|Dark Network]], [[wiki/Cell Structure|Cell Structure]], and [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Department of State, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, current list accessed September 23, 2026](https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/). **As of:** 2026-09-23