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militant
- /ˈmɪlɪtənt/
Where it comes from
From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”).
adjective more militant · most militant
- Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. The upper tiers of the foreign ministry were quick to embrace a militant policy.
- Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative. The physiological state is not itself militant against erotic expression.
Similar: warrish
noun militants
- A soldier, a combatant.
- An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. [Jim Owles] lamented the declining influence of militant organizations and tactics, stating that militants "help keep the rest of us honest," and prevent moderates from selling out.
- Someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: belligerent, warring, fighting, competitive, aggressive, activist, war-ridden, unpeaceful, warlike, bellicose, fighter, combatant, warrior, gunman, militancy, combative
adjective
Similar: warrish
Translations
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adj warlike, belligerent
| 中文 | 好战的 hào zhàn de |
|---|---|
| Français | militant |
| Deutsch | militant, kämpferisch |
| Русский | вои́нствующий voínstvujuščij, вои́нственный voínstvennyj, боево́й bojevój |
noun aggressive adherent
| Русский | боеви́к bojevík, милита́нт militánt |
|---|---|
| العربية | مُقَاتِل muqātil, مُحَارِب muḥārib, مُنَاضِل munāḍil, مُكَافِح mukāfiḥ, مِغْوَار miḡwār |
noun one who supports a Trotskyite political view
| Русский | троцки́ст trockíst, троцки́стка trockístka |
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title = {militant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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