word | militant |
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definition | adjective You use militant to describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable . Militant mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next month. ...one of the most active militant groups. The militants might still find some new excuse to call a strike. ...the rise of trade union militancy. Their army is militantly nationalist. |
inflections | militantsmilitancymilitantly |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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