Militant

['mɪlɪt(ə)nt] or ['mɪlɪtənt]

Definition

(noun.) a militant reformer.

(adj.) disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; 'militant nations'; 'hawkish congressman'; 'warlike policies' .

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Definition

(a.) Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Fighting, contending, belligerent.

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Definition

adj. fighting: engaged in warfare.—n. Mil′itancy the state of being militant.—adv. Mil′itantly.—ns. Mil′itarism an excess of the military spirit; Mil′itarist (Shak.) a military man.—adj. Mil′itary pertaining to soldiers or to warfare: warlike: becoming a soldier: engaged in the profession of arms: derived from service as a soldier—(obs.) Mil′itar.—n. soldiery: the army.—v.i. Mil′itate to contend: to stand opposed: to have force for or against.—Church militant (see Church).

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