0 someone who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or in exchange for money -- （通常为政治目的或钱杀死名人或重要人物的）暗杀者，行刺者，刺客
The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.
The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand started off the first World War.
President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.
The assassination was reported in all the newspapers.
The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.
