The meaning of Militant

adjective

Engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.

Usage examples:

Although he was seventy he was still robust and active

noun

Denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject is typically the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object (e.g. she loved him as opposed to the passive form he was loved ).

adjective

Doing something as you usually do, or being able to do something physically or mentally

Usage examples:

He was still an active runner at 55., she’s active in state politics (= involved in it)., she inten…

noun

A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

Usage examples:

Activists have been calling for change

adjective

Campaigning to bring about political or social change.

Usage examples:

Activist groups around the world are organizing solidarity events

noun

A person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make this happen

Usage examples:

He's been a trade union/party activist for many years., an animal rights activist

adjective

Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

Usage examples:

He's very uncooperative and aggressive

Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

adjective

Using strong, forceful methods esp. to sell or persuade

Usage examples:

The company mounted an aggressive marketing campaign., you have to be aggressive if you want to suc…

adjective

Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

Usage examples:

The job may call for assertive behaviour

adjective

Behaving confidently and able to say in a direct way what you want or believe

Usage examples:

If you really want the promotion, you’ll have to be more assertive.

adjective

Behaving confidently and not being frightened to say what you want or believe

Usage examples:

It's that assertive and confident attitude that helps business grow., she's not afraid of being ass…

adjective

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

Usage examples:

A mood of bellicose jingoism

adjective

Hostile and aggressive.

Usage examples:

The mood at the meeting was belligerent

noun

A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law.

Usage examples:

Ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent

adjective

Eager to fight or argue

Usage examples:

She was so belligerent that i gave up trying to explain.

adjective

Ready or eager to fight or argue.

Usage examples:

He made some enemies with his combative style

adjective

Eager to fight or argue

Usage examples:

The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing the opposition of gross incompetence.

noun

A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.

Usage examples:

A devotee of lewis carroll

noun

A person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject.

Usage examples:

A sports car enthusiast

noun

Someone who is very interested in and involved with a particular subject or activity

Usage examples:

A computer-games enthusiast

adjective

Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

Usage examples:

He could be wildly enthusiastic about a project

adjective

Showing enthusiasm

Usage examples:

Enthusiastic about you don't seem very enthusiastic about the party - don't you want to go tonight?

adjective

Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

Usage examples:

Extreme cold

noun

Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.

Usage examples:

We represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the old guard, i one of the radi…

noun

A person who holds extreme political or religious views, especially one who advocates illegal, violent, or other extreme action.

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Political extremists

noun

Someone who has an opinion or ideas that seem unreasonable to most people

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Political extremism

noun

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.

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Religious fanatics

adjective

Filled with or expressing excessive zeal.

Usage examples:

His eyes had a fanatic iciness

noun

A person whose strong admiration for something is extreme and unreasonable

Usage examples:

A fitness/exercise fanatic, her devotion to her pets was fanatical.

adjective

Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.

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Fanatical revolutionaries

adjective

Extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable

Usage examples:

His dedication to fitness was almost fanatical., fanatical about gary's fanatical about football., …

adjective

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

Usage examples:

Fierce fighting continued throughout the day

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He was fierce proud

adjective

Violent and forceful

Usage examples:

Fierce thunderstorms, the city had been under fierce attack., she’s a fierce critic of us policies.…

noun

A person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas.

Usage examples:

Followers of nietzsche

noun

Someone who obeys or supports another person or that person’s ideas

Usage examples:

The newly elected governor appeared overcome with emotion as he thanked his followers., they are en…

noun

A company or product that only makes new changes, enters a market, etc. after other companies or products have done this first

Usage examples:

Law firms are not leaders in business, they are followers., our analysis supports the view of germa…

adjective

Strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful.

Usage examples:

She was a forceful personality

adjective

Expressing opinions strongly and demanding attention or action

Usage examples:

He developed a forceful, emotional preaching style., he argues his case forcefully.

noun

A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Usage examples:

Partisans of the exiled stuarts

adjective

Prejudiced in favour of a particular cause.

Usage examples:

Newspapers have become increasingly partisan

adjective

Involving loyal support of a person, principle, or political party

Usage examples:

Partisan politics, the political parties are more divided by partisanship than ever before.

adjective

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Usage examples:

His public statements became increasingly pugnacious

adjective

Wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

Usage examples:

I found him pugnacious and arrogant.

adjective

Excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or ambitious.

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A pushy salesperson

adjective

Trying too hard to persuade someone to do something

Usage examples:

The salesman was a little too pushy, and we felt uncomfortable.

adjective

(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.

Usage examples:

A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework

noun

A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social change, or a member of a political party or section of a party pursuing such aims.

Usage examples:

The party has not tried to disguise its new deregulatory approach, which is causing unease among pa…

adjective

Believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social, economic, or political change

Usage examples:

White’s political orientation was decidedly liberal, but hardly radical., during bad economic times…

adjective

Denoting or concerning a sect or sects.

Usage examples:

The city's traditional sectarian divide

noun

A member of a sect.

Usage examples:

A jewish sectarian who preached the redemption of the gentiles

adjective

Relating to a sect, or happening between sects

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Sectarian fighting

noun

A person who approves of and encourages a public figure, political party, policy, etc.

Usage examples:

Labour supporters

noun

A person who actively helps someone

Usage examples:

Supporters of the bill expect it to pass., he is a strong supporter of states’ rights.

adjective

Strong, healthy, and full of energy.

Usage examples:

A tall, vigorous, and muscular man

adjective

Very forceful or energetic

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A vigorous debate, there has been vigorous opposition to the proposals for a new road., he takes pl…

adjective

Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

Usage examples:

A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

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Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

noun

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

Usage examples:

He says there have always been religious zealots, but modern technology has given them a lethal cap…

noun

A person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too

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A religious zealot

adjective

Having or showing zeal.

Usage examples:

The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations

adjective

Enthusiastic and eager

Usage examples:

He thought the reporters were too zealous in their attempts to get into the event.