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    Mil·i·tant
    /ˈmilətnt/

    adjective

    • 1. combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods: "the army are in conflict with militant groups"

    noun

    • 1. a militant person: "militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary maneuvers"
  2. Definitions of militant. adjective. engaged in war. synonyms: belligerent, war-ridden, warring. unpeaceful. not peaceful. adjective. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies. “ militant nations” synonyms: hawkish, warlike. unpeaceful. not peaceful. adjective. showing a fighting disposition. “ militant in fighting for better wages for workers”

  3. adjective. uk / ˈmɪlɪt ə nt / us. Add to word list. expressing strong support for a political or social idea, and willing to use extreme or violent methods to achieve it: a militant group / organization. militancy. noun [ U ] uk / ˈmɪlɪt ə nsi / us. militant beliefs or behaviour. noun [ C ] uk / ˈmɪlɪt ə nt / us. a militant person.

  4. militant. noun. /ˈmɪlɪtənt/. /ˈmɪlɪtənt/. a person who uses, or is willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve their aims, especially to achieve social or political change. Student militants were fighting with the police. Word Origin.

  5. Definition of militant in English: militant. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlɪt (ə)nt/ adjective. favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause: the army are in conflict with militant groups. More example sentences Synonyms. noun. a militant person: militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres.

  6. militant. using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change. Some trade unions have a more militant approach to pay negotiations. Partly because of the militant feminist movement, women got the vote in 1918.

  7. 6 days ago · You use militant to describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable.

  8. adj. 1. aggressive or vigorous, esp in the support of a cause: a militant protest. 2. warring; engaged in warfare. n. a militant person. [C15: from Latin mīlitāre to be a soldier, from mīles soldier] ˈmilitancy, ˈmilitantness n. ˈmilitantly adv. Militant. ( ˈmɪlɪtənt) n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for Militant Tendency. 2.

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