militant
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mil·i·tant

adjective \-tənt\

Definition of MILITANT

1
: engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
2
: aggressively active (as in a cause) : combative <militant conservationists> <a militant attitude>
militant noun
mil·i·tant·ly adverb
mil·i·tant·ness noun

Examples of MILITANT

  1. an angry and militant speech
  2. <political radicals with a militant unwillingness to compromise on any issue>

First Known Use of MILITANT

15th century

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