Most memorable was Pablo Escobarâs success in getting elected to the Colombian Congress. This happened in 1982, when he ran as part of the Colombian Liberal Party and was elected to be an alternative in the House of Representatives.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Grievance. In general, grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, whether real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant oppressive state of things.
Example Sentences for grievance. 1  He told her the story of his grievance; it may be that he even told her some parts of it more than once. 2  If there's a person in the world who irritates me it's a woman with whims, a woman who has a grievance. 3  The Columbian grievance against the United States; diplomatic developments.