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   militant

   /ˈmɪlɪt(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause: "the army are in conflict with militant groups"

   noun

   • 1. a militant person: "militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘engaged in warfare’): from Old French, or from Latin militant- ‘serving as a soldier’, from the verb militare (see militate). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. militantly adverb
   • 2. militance noun

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   What does militant mean?

   • 激進的, 行動積極的, 好戰的，好鬥的… 激进的, 行动积极的, 好战的，好斗的… militante, combativo/iva [masculine-feminine, singular]… militante, combativo/-va, militante [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MILITANT definition: 1. active, determined, and often willing to use force: 2. someone who is militant: 3. active….

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   What does militate mean?

   • 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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīlitāns, mīlitant-, present participle of mīlitāre, to serve as a soldier; see militate .]

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   Where did the word militant come from?

   • Student militants were fighting with the police. late Middle English (in the sense ‘engaged in warfare’): from Old French, or from Latin militant- ‘serving as a soldier’, from the verb militare, from miles, milit- ‘soldier’. The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.

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   What does militant mean in guerrilla warfare?

   • In the context of undeclared or guerrilla warfare, enemy fighters are often referred to not as soldiers but as militants, because they are not members of a formal army. As an adjective, militant often has a negative feel — people on one side of a debate will often try to cast those on the other side as militants. "Militant."

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   MILITANT definition: 1. active, determined, and often willing to use force: 2. someone who is militant: 3. active…. Learn more.

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     MILITANT meaning: 1. active, determined, and often willing...

   • Znaczenie Militant, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     militant definicja: 1. active, determined, and often willing...

   • Militant: Indonesian Translation

     MILITANT translate: militan. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Militant Spanish Translation

     militant translate: militante, combativo/iva...

   • Militant: French Translation

     MILITANT translate: militant/-ante, militant/-ante,...

   • Militant: German Translation

     MILITANT translate: streitend. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Militant: Thai Translation

     militant translate: พร้อมที่จะต่อสู้. Learn more in the...

   • Militant in Russian

     MILITANT translate: воинственный , воинственный человек ....

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   Learn the meaning of militant as an adjective or noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Militant can mean engaged in warfare or combat, or aggressively active in a cause.

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   A militant is someone who is engaged in a war or who acts aggressively for their cause. If you are militant in your beliefs, you do not question them any more than a soldier questions his orders.

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   Militant definition: aggressively active or combative in support of a cause. See examples of MILITANT used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning of militant, a person who uses or is willing to use force or strong pressure to achieve their aims, especially social or political change. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

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   You use militant to describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable.

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   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.