militant

mil·i·tant

 (mĭl′ĭ-tənt)

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 mīlitāns, mīlitant-, present participle of mīlitāre, to serve as a soldier; see militate.]

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mil′i·tance, mil′i·tan·cy n.

mil′i·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

[C15: from Latin mīlitāre to be a soldier, from mīles soldier]

ˈmilitancy, ˈmilitantness n

ˈmilitantly 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

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mil•i•tant

(ˈmɪl ɪ tənt)

adj.

1. vigorously active, aggressive, and often combative, esp. in support of a cause: militant reformers.

2. engaged in warfare; fighting.

n.

3. a militant person.

4. a person engaged in combat.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin mīlitant-, s. of mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre]

mil′i•tan•cy, mil′i•tant•ness, n.

mil′i•tant•ly, adv.

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militant

A person who plays an active and aggressive part in supporting a political party or cause.

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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

1. 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

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

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militant

adjective

1. Of or engaged in warfare:

belligerent, combatant, hostile.

Idiom: at war.

2. Inclined to act in a hostile way:

aggressive, belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile.

3. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:

bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.

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Translations

مُحِب للحَرب، مُسْتَعِد للقِتال، مُناضِل

bojovný

mllitant

militantstreitend

militante

militant

harîsnúinn, átakagjarn

militantemilitanzaattivista

karingaikaringumaskovingas

kareivīgs

militant

боевикбоевойвоинствующий

militan

好战的富于战斗性的

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

(ˈmilitənt) adjective

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

ˈmilitantly adverb

militant بصورةٍ مُقاتِلَه войнствено militantemente bojovně streitbar millitant 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 په تنده لهجه militantemente cu combativitate воинственно bojovne napadalno miltantno på ett militant sätt อย่างเข้มแข็ง militan gibi 好戰地，好鬥地，動武地 войовниче جنگ جوئی سے để chiến đấu 好斗地

ˈmilitancy noun

militantheid حُب للقِتال войнственост militância bojovnost Kriegszustand millitant holdning μαχητικότηταmilitancia võitlusvaim جنگ جویی sotaisuus militantismeתוקפנות आक्रामकता ratno stanje, borbenost harciasság kegigihan harðfylgi; árásargirni militanza 闘志 호전적임 karingumas kareivīgums bersifat militan strijdlustaggressivitet, kamplyst bojowość جګړه پلوى militância militantism воинственность bojovnosť napadalnost militantnost stridbarhet ความเข้มแข็ง militanlık 好戰，好鬥，動武 войовничість جنگ جوئی tính chiến đấu 战斗性

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