jihadist
noun
ji·had·ist
ji-ˈhä-dist 
chiefly British -ˈha-
: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad
jihadist
adjective
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According to the diplomatic source, online jihadist ecosystems play a central role in accelerating this dynamic, rapidly turning incitement into action.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Now, Syrians are loudly and proudly celebrating the first anniversary of their liberation from Assad’s regime following a lightning rebel offensive on December 8 last year led by Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former jihadist who is now president.
—Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Those who opposed the regime see it as a sheer miracle, others see it as an international conspiracy to replace Assad with jihadists willing to make peace with Israel.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Although left-wing violence has risen in the past decade, empirical evidence proves that this violence remains at very low absolute levels, well below historical levels of right-wing or jihadist violence.
—Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Now, Syrians are loudly and proudly celebrating the first anniversary of their liberation from Assad’s regime following a lightning rebel offensive on December 8 last year led by Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former jihadist who is now president.
—Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Those who opposed the regime see it as a sheer miracle, others see it as an international conspiracy to replace Assad with jihadists willing to make peace with Israel.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Although left-wing violence has risen in the past decade, empirical evidence proves that this violence remains at very low absolute levels, well below historical levels of right-wing or jihadist violence.
—Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Jihadist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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