Associations to the word «Militant»
Noun
- Tamil
- Caucasus
- Assassination
- Al
- Israel
- Somalia
- Communist
- Gunman
- Perpetrator
- Niger
- Libya
- Ahmed
- Bin
- Stronghold
- Radical
- Loyalist
- Commando
- Suicide
- Massacre
- Punjab
- Assam
- Hussein
- Saudi
- Omar
- Strip
- Coalition
- Confrontation
- Arab
- Mahmoud
- Hassan
- Algeria
- Militia
- Beirut
- Violence
- Smuggling
- Militant
- Checkpoint
- Atheist
- Swat
- Donetsk
- Suffrage
- Grenade
- Nationalism
- Unionist
- Ul
- Islamabad
- Fascism
- Feminist
- Activism
- Fascist
- Guerrilla
- Policeman
- Rocket
- Incursion
- Offshoot
- Mortar
- Shootout
- Offensive
- Organisation
- Tendency
- Abolitionist
- Gama
- Cleric
- Revolutionary
- Skirmish
- Aleppo
- Raid
Adjective
Wiktionary
MILITANT, adjective. Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. [from 15th c.]
MILITANT, adjective. Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]
MILITANT, noun. (obsolete) A soldier, a combatant. [17th-19th c.]
MILITANT, noun. An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. [from 19th c.]
MILITANT, noun. Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyite political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics. [from 20th c.]
Dictionary definition
MILITANT, noun. A militant reformer.
MILITANT, adjective. Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies".
MILITANT, adjective. Showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy".
MILITANT, adjective. Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.