militance
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mil·i·tant
(mĭl′ĭ-tənt)adj.
1. Fighting or warring.
2. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause: a militant political activist.
n.
A fighting, warring, or aggressive person or party.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīlitāns, mīlitant-, present participle of mīlitāre, to serve as a soldier; see militate.]
mil′i·tance, mil′i·tan·cy n.
mil′i·tant·ly adv.
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militance
(ˈmɪlɪtəns)n
another word for militancy
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Noun | 1. | militance - a militant aggressiveness aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising scrappiness - the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious |
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militance
noun1. Hostile behavior:
2. Warlike or hostile attitude or nature:
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