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militant
[ mil-i-tuhnt ]
adjective
- aggressively active or combative in support of a cause:
militant reformers.
Synonyms: , ,
- engaged in warfare; fighting.
noun
- a militant person.
- a person engaged in warfare or combat.
militant
1/ ˈɪɪəԳ /
adjective
- aggressive or vigorous, esp in the support of a cause
a militant protest
- warring; engaged in warfare
noun
- a militant person
Militant
2/ ˈɪɪəԳ /
noun
- short for Militant Tendency
- a member of Militant Tendency
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԳٱ, adverb
- ˈٲԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··ٲ· ··ٲԳ·Ա noun
- ··ٲԳ· adverb
- ····ٲԳ adjective
- hy·per···ٲԳ· adverb
- ԴDz···ٲԳ adjective noun
- non···ٲԳ· adverb
- ····ٲԳ adjective
- ܱ·ٰ···ٲԳ adjective
- ܲ···ٲԳ adjective
- un···ٲԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of militant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There has been speculation over whether India will respond with military strikes against Pakistan, as it did after deadly militant attacks in 2019 and 2016.
When the BBC World Service Eye Investigations team visited the area, Turkish aircraft pummelled the mountains surrounding the village to root out PKK militants, who have long operated from caves and tunnels in northern Iraq.
He told BBC Hindi, if the message from the militants was "don't come here, we should respond by coming in even larger numbers".
Challenged by World at One presenter Helen Montague over whether his own behaviour had been militant, Vine said he was "just a safety first kind of a guy".
India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants behind the killings, but has named no group it blames.
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