militant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪlɪtənt/, SAMPA: /"mIlIt@nt/

[edit] Etymology

Late Latin militare (“‘to serve as a soldier’”)

[edit] Adjective

militant (comparative more militant, superlative most militant)

1. aggressive or combative
2. fighting or warlike; belligerent
3. Active in an aggressive way in support of a political or social cause (often associated with extreme left-wing politics).

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

militant (plural militants)

1. an aggressive or fighting person
   • 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:

     Officials in Pakistan have confirmed that at least 250 schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old and several teachers were taken hostage by at least seven militants inside a high school in Domail.

2. one who serves as a soldier
3. one who supports a Trotskyite political view or engages in aggressive left-wing politics.

[edit] Derived terms

• Militant Tendency
• ultramilitant

[edit] Related terms

• military
• militia

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /militɑ̃/

[edit] Noun

militant m. (plural militants)

1. activist, campaigner

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

mīlitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of mīlitō.