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militant(dictionary)

militant (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of militare 'to be a soldier, take part in war', from miles; MILITARY1]
a militant organization or person is willing to use strong or violent action in order to achieve political or social change
::militant political activists
::a militant animal rights group
::After the assassination of Martin Luther King, black leaders became more militant.
-- militant n [C]
::right-wing militants
-- militancy n [U]
::an increase in trade union militancy
-- militantly adv
::a militantly anti-communist group