MILITANT

• (noun) a militant reformer

  synonyms : activist

  The police captured the militant who was holed up inside the house. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) showing a fighting disposition

  "highly competitive sales representative", "militant in fighting for better wages for workers", "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

  synonyms : competitive

  The labor union was militant in fighting for better wages for the workers. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) engaged in war

  "belligerent (or warring) nations"

  synonyms : belligerent , war-ridden , warring

  The United Nations has asked the militant nations to sign a peace accord. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

  "militant nations", "hawkish congressman", "warlike policies"

  synonyms : hawkish , warlike

  The company was split into two militant groups with diametrically opposed views. -added by naila_inlas

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