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militance
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mil·i·tance

noun \ˈmi-lə-tən(t)s\

Definition of MILITANCE

: militancy

Examples of MILITANCE

  1. <the level of militance varied significantly among the abolitionist groups>

First Known Use of MILITANCE

1941

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Synonyms
aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, belligerence, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence
Antonyms
nonaggression, pacifism

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