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hard core

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hard core
n.
1. The most dedicated, unfailingly loyal faction of a group or organization: the hard core of the separatist movement.
2. An intractable core or nucleus of a society, especially one that is stubbornly resistant to improvement or change.
3. often hard·core (härdkôr, -kr) A form of exceptionally harsh punk rock.

hard core
n
1. (Sociology) the members of a group or movement who form an intransigent nucleus resisting change
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) material, such as broken bricks, stones, etc., used to form a foundation for a road, paving, building, etc.
adj hard-core
1. (of pornography) describing or depicting sexual acts in explicit detail
2. extremely committed or fanatical a hard-core Communist
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


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The feminists of her department provide the hard core pro-abortionists who determine Canada's cultural foreign policy.
HALIFAX -- The federal government will no longer support a methadone street clinic for hard core drug users in the spring.
By that, she means that for the majority of gangsters who aren't hard core or committing serious crimes, but who are trapped in a dangerous lifestyle, the answer isn't tough law enforcement, it's more opportunities and alternatives.
 
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