militant (redirected from Militants)

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.

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militant [ˈmɪlɪtənt]

adj

1. aggressive or vigorous, esp in the support of a cause a militant protest

2. warring; engaged in warfare

n

a militant person

[from Latin mīlitāre to be a soldier, from mīles soldier]

militancy  less commonly, militantness n

militantly  adv

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Militant [ˈmɪlɪtənt]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for Militant Tendency

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of Militant Tendency

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	militant - a militant reformer                   activist Black Muslim - an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam Black Panther - a member of the Black Panthers political party crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform
Adj.	1.	militant - disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies" hawkish, warlike unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"
	2.	militant - showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" competitive aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
	3.	militant - engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" war-ridden, warring, belligerent unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"

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militant

adjective

aggressive, warring, fighting, active, combating, contending, vigorous, assertive, in arms, embattled, belligerent, combative one of the most active militant groups
aggressive peaceful, pacifist, concessive, pacific

noun

activist, radical, fighter, partisan, belligerent, combatant The militants were apparently planning a terrorist attack.

Translations

militant [ˈmɪlɪtənt]

A. ADJ [group, trade union] → militante, combativo; [person, attitude] → combativo
to be in (a) militant mood → estar combativo

B. N → militante mf
to be a party militant → militar en un partido

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militant [ˈmɪlɪtənt]

adj → militant(e)

n → militant(e) m/f

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militant

adj → militant; to be in (a) militant mood → in militanter Stimmung sein

n → militantes Element; the militants among the students → die militanten Studenten

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militant [ˈmɪlɪt/ənt] adj & n → militante (m/f)

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militant [ˈmɪlɪt/ənt] adj & n → militante (m/f)

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militant

adj militant [ˈmilitənt]

wishing to take, or taking, strong or violent action militant workers. militant مُحِب للحَرب، مُسْتَعِد للقِتال، مُناضِل войнствен bojovný mllitant streitend μαχητικός, μαχόμενος militante sõjakas ستیزه جو؛ متخاصم sotaisa militant לוֹחמָנִי आक्रामक ratoboran, borben harcos militan harðsnúinn, átakagjarn militante 闘争的な 호전적인 karingas, kovingas kareivīgs militan strijdlustig utfordrende, aggressiv, militant wojowniczy militante militant воинствующий, воинственный bojový napadalen militantan militant พร้อมที่จะต่อสู้ militan 富於戰鬥性的，好戰的 войовничий جنگجو، تشدد پسند chiến đấu 富于战斗性的；好战的

adv militantly

militant بصورةٍ مُقاتِلَه войнствено bojovně millitant streitbar μαχητικά con combatividad sõjakalt با ستیزه جویی sotaisasti avec combativité בְּתוֹקפָּנוּת युयुत्सा से, युद्धमानता से borbeno harcosan dengan gigih af harðfylgni con combattività 闘争的に 호전적으로 karingai kareivīgi secara militan strijdlustig utfordrende, aggressivt, militant wojowniczo militantemente cu combativitate воинственно bojovne napadalno miltantno på ett militant sätt อย่างเข้มแข็ง militan gibi 好鬥地 войовниче جنگ جوئی سے để chiến đấu 好斗地

n militancy

militantheid حُب للقِتال войнственост bojovnost millitant holdning Kriegszustand μαχητικότητα militancia võitlusvaim جنگ جویی taisteluhenki militantisme תוֹקפָּנוּת आक्रामकता ratno stanje, borbenost harciasság kegigihan harðfylgi; árásargirni militanza 闘志 호전성 karingumas kareivīgums bersifat militan strijdlust aggressivitet, kamplyst bojowość militância militantism воинственность bojovnosť napadalnost militantnost stridbarhet ความเข้มแข็ง militanlık 戰鬥性 войовничість جنگ جوئی tính chiến đấu 战斗性