militance

mil·i·tant  (ml-tnt)

adj.

1. Fighting or warring.

2. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause: a militant political activist.

n.

A fighting, warring, or aggressive person or party.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mlitns, mlitant-, present participle of mlitre, to serve as a soldier; see militate.]

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mili·tance, mili·tan·cy n.

mili·tant·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

militance - a militant aggressiveness combativeness, militancy aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising scrappiness - the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious