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intransigent

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in·tran·si·gent also in·tran·si·geant  (n-trns-jnt, -z-)
adj.
Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.

[French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente : in-, not (from Latin; see in-1) + transigente, present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin trnsigere, to come to an agreement : trns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

in·transi·gence, in·transi·gen·cy n.
in·transi·gent n.
in·transi·gent·ly adv.

intransigent
Adjective
refusing to change one's attitude
Noun
an intransigent person, esp. in politics [Latin in- not + transigere to settle]
intransigence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intransigentintransigent - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"
inflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose"

intransigent
Translations
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt] adjintransigente
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt] adjintransigeant(e)
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt] intransigence adjunnachgiebig
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt] adjintransigente


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DESPITE the Los Angeles school board's efforts to fight, dodge or ignore major reforms, there's every indication that change is coming and there's nothing the intransigent board can do to stop it.
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The "We regret" sections complain about Canadian bishops not being receptive to the need for separation, divorce, and "new religious orientations chosen by family members;" of having a legalistic image; of rigidity and intransigent stands on moral issues; of failing to be open to Communion for the divorced and re-married; of an unwelcoming attitude towards homosexuals; of opposition to general absolution; of refusing to allow married priests; of having a "fear of dialogue with other Churches.
 
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