militant
/ˈmɪlɪtənt/ · noun
Meaning
- A soldier, a combatant.
- An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
- Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics.
- Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
- Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative.
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