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MILITANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A militant reformer
Synonyms:
activist; militant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("militant" is a kind of...):
crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "militant"):
Black Muslim (an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam)
Black Panther (a member of the Black Panthers political party)
Instance hyponyms:
Malcolm Little; Malcolm X (militant civil rights leader (1925-1965))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing a fighting disposition
Example:
his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy
Synonyms:
competitive; militant
Classified under:
Similar:
aggressive (having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends)
Derivation:
militance; militancy (a militant aggressiveness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Engaged in war
Example:
belligerent (or warring) nations
Synonyms:
belligerent; militant; war-ridden; warring
Classified under:
Similar:
unpeaceful (not peaceful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
Example:
warlike policies
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unpeaceful (not peaceful)
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