# militant

Pronunciation: US say "MIL-i-tuhnt" /ˈmɪlɪtənt/; UK

## Adjective

1. Aggressive and forceful in supporting an idea, group, or cause, with a readiness to fight for it.
   - Simple: Strongly and aggressively supporting an idea or cause, and ready to fight for it.
   - _Her militant stance on environmental policy alienated more moderate colleagues._
   - _The union adopted an increasingly militant approach during the strike._
3. Engaged in fighting, or inclined to fight; belligerent and warlike.
   - Simple: Fighting, or always ready and willing to fight.
   - _The kingdom's militant posture provoked its neighbors into forming an alliance._
   - _Centuries of militant rivalry left the border region devastated._

## Noun

2. Someone who supports a cause aggressively or refuses to change their position, especially a member of an ideological group.
   - Simple: A person who supports a cause in a very aggressive, unbending way, often as part of a political group.
   - _Hardline militants within the party rejected any compromise._
   - _He was branded a militant for his uncompromising stance on the issue._
4. A supporter of the Trotskyist political position promoted by the newspaper Militant.
   - Simple: A person who supports the communist ideas spread by a newspaper called Militant.
   - _Several militants were expelled from the party after its leaders accused the Trotskyist group of running a party within the party._
   - _He had been a committed militant since his student days, selling the paper on Liverpool street corners and quoting Trotsky at every branch meeting._

## Noun

5. A soldier or combatant; one engaged in armed fighting. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A soldier or fighter taking part in a war.

## Origin

From Middle French militant, which comes from Latin mīlitāns, the present participle of mīlitāre ("to serve as a soldier").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/militant (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).