Definition of militant in English:

militant

adjective ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ntˈmɪləd(ə)nt

Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause.
the army are in conflict with militant groups
Example sentencesExamples
- One theme touched on was how the most militant activists should organise.
- The key question for students was to turn to the working class and arm this militant movement with a conscious socialist orientation.
- It wasn't just the militant offices that walked out.
- Health workers do not just need a more militant leadership, however, but an alternative political perspective.
- Yet the impact of war soon made the munitions centres fertile ground for militant trade unionism and socialist agitation.
- But just because the ability to organise is so important to us, socialists are always the most militant defenders of democratic rights.
- The influx was to produce one of the state's most militant working class centres.
- Communism has been replaced by equally totalistic and militant forms of nationalism and religious fundamentalism.
- We need to build a network of activists that can build militant protests against war, and can also deliver solidarity with all the groups of workers fighting back.
- It was successful in inflicting a massive defeat on the most militant sections of the working class.
- On yet further occasions, she seems to represent a new intellectual phenomenon: militant social democracy.
- I've been amusing myself with the idea of militant liberalism or liberal extremists.
- Ours is not a militant area, but support for the strike inside and outside the fire brigade remains high.
- He was very much the acceptable face of militant republicanism.
- The newspaper found that the three teenagers were not members of any militant organisation, nor was one of the older men.
- The generals in turn used the opportunity to crack down on more militant opponents and stabilise the political situation.
- Once again, this stance expresses political passivity, this time dressed up in the garb of militant syndicalism.
- At the same time, Britain's bosses faced a very militant working class determined to defend their jobs, wages and conditions.
- She deserves to be recalled as someone who showed how militant working class women could be active in a world dominated by male trade unionists in the 1920s.
- Some delegates expressed anger over their union leaders' failure to call national, militant action over both privatisation and low pay.
Synonyms
aggressive, violent, belligerent, bellicose, assertive, pushy, vigorous, forceful, active, ultra-active, fierce, combative, pugnacious
radical, extremist, extreme
enthusiastic, zealous, fanatical

noun ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ntˈmɪləd(ə)nt

A militant person.
militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres
Example sentencesExamples
- Northern Ireland's most notorious Protestant militant is back in jail.
- During the raid, the troops captured another militant in the apartment.
- In the ensuing gun battle one foreign militant was killed.
- In the ensuing gun battle one militant was shot dead while his accomplice managed to slip into the other side.
- Some militants become active late in life, others at an early age.
- An army spokeswoman said troops had caught up with another militant who had fled the scene of the attack and killed him.
Synonyms
activist, extremist, radical, enthusiast, supporter, follower, devotee, Young Turk, zealot, fanatic, sectarian, partisan

Derivatives

militantly

adverb ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ntli

I hate it when someone calls me a ‘techie’ - almost as much as I loathe being called a ‘guru’ but not quite as much as I detest people who militantly cling to their own ignorance.
Example sentencesExamples
- That view, if militantly enforced, constitutes what seems dangerous to most evangelicals: the strict and entire separation of God from state.
- I don't know if the distinction is necessary, but if that's the term that best evokes a brash, unpolished chorus of spattering vocals and militantly unceasing distortion, then so be it.
- The hip-hop ethos can trace its genealogy to the emergence in that decade of a black ideology that equated black strength and authentic black identity with a militantly adversarial stance toward American society.
- What are worth defending, robustly and militantly, are the universal liberal democratic values in our society that exist alongside the crass, antiquated remnants of feudalism and the mistaken attempts to appease religious lobbies.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'engaged in warfare'): from Old French, or from Latin militant- 'serving as a soldier', from the verb militare (see militate). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.

The root of militant, Latin miles ‘soldier’, is shared by military (Late Middle English), militate (late 16th century) originally ‘serve as a soldier’, and militia (late 16th century). For most of its history the main sense of militant has been ‘engaged in warfare’, but from the late 19th century militant has particularly meant ‘aggressively active in pursuing a political or social cause’. In Britain the Militant tendency was a Trotskyite political organization which published a weekly newspaper, Militant, between 1964 and 1997.

Definition of militant in US English:

militant

adjectiveˈmɪləd(ə)ntˈmiləd(ə)nt

Combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods.
好战的，好斗的；富有战斗精神的；激进的
a militant nationalist
Example sentencesExamples
- The newspaper found that the three teenagers were not members of any militant organisation, nor was one of the older men.
- Yet the impact of war soon made the munitions centres fertile ground for militant trade unionism and socialist agitation.
- It wasn't just the militant offices that walked out.
- Communism has been replaced by equally totalistic and militant forms of nationalism and religious fundamentalism.
- She deserves to be recalled as someone who showed how militant working class women could be active in a world dominated by male trade unionists in the 1920s.
- But just because the ability to organise is so important to us, socialists are always the most militant defenders of democratic rights.
- The generals in turn used the opportunity to crack down on more militant opponents and stabilise the political situation.
- Health workers do not just need a more militant leadership, however, but an alternative political perspective.
- It was successful in inflicting a massive defeat on the most militant sections of the working class.
- One theme touched on was how the most militant activists should organise.
- On yet further occasions, she seems to represent a new intellectual phenomenon: militant social democracy.
- I've been amusing myself with the idea of militant liberalism or liberal extremists.
- At the same time, Britain's bosses faced a very militant working class determined to defend their jobs, wages and conditions.
- The key question for students was to turn to the working class and arm this militant movement with a conscious socialist orientation.
- The influx was to produce one of the state's most militant working class centres.
- Once again, this stance expresses political passivity, this time dressed up in the garb of militant syndicalism.
- We need to build a network of activists that can build militant protests against war, and can also deliver solidarity with all the groups of workers fighting back.
- He was very much the acceptable face of militant republicanism.
- Ours is not a militant area, but support for the strike inside and outside the fire brigade remains high.
- Some delegates expressed anger over their union leaders' failure to call national, militant action over both privatisation and low pay.
Synonyms
aggressive, violent, belligerent, bellicose, assertive, pushy, vigorous, forceful, active, ultra-active, fierce, combative, pugnacious

nounˈmɪləd(ə)ntˈmiləd(ə)nt

A militant person.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some militants become active late in life, others at an early age.
- An army spokeswoman said troops had caught up with another militant who had fled the scene of the attack and killed him.
- Northern Ireland's most notorious Protestant militant is back in jail.
- In the ensuing gun battle one foreign militant was killed.
- During the raid, the troops captured another militant in the apartment.
- In the ensuing gun battle one militant was shot dead while his accomplice managed to slip into the other side.
Synonyms
activist, extremist, radical, enthusiast, supporter, follower, devotee, young turk, zealot, fanatic, sectarian, partisan

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘engaged in warfare’): from Old French, or from Latin militant- ‘serving as a soldier’, from the verb militare (see militate). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.

单词	militant
释义	Definition of militant in English: militant adjective ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ntˈmɪləd(ə)nt Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause. the army are in conflict with militant groups Example sentencesExamples One theme touched on was how the most militant activists should organise. The key question for students was to turn to the working class and arm this militant movement with a conscious socialist orientation. It wasn't just the militant offices that walked out. Health workers do not just need a more militant leadership, however, but an alternative political perspective. Yet the impact of war soon made the munitions centres fertile ground for militant trade unionism and socialist agitation. But just because the ability to organise is so important to us, socialists are always the most militant defenders of democratic rights. The influx was to produce one of the state's most militant working class centres. Communism has been replaced by equally totalistic and militant forms of nationalism and religious fundamentalism. We need to build a network of activists that can build militant protests against war, and can also deliver solidarity with all the groups of workers fighting back. It was successful in inflicting a massive defeat on the most militant sections of the working class. On yet further occasions, she seems to represent a new intellectual phenomenon: militant social democracy. I've been amusing myself with the idea of militant liberalism or liberal extremists. Ours is not a militant area, but support for the strike inside and outside the fire brigade remains high. He was very much the acceptable face of militant republicanism. The newspaper found that the three teenagers were not members of any militant organisation, nor was one of the older men. The generals in turn used the opportunity to crack down on more militant opponents and stabilise the political situation. Once again, this stance expresses political passivity, this time dressed up in the garb of militant syndicalism. At the same time, Britain's bosses faced a very militant working class determined to defend their jobs, wages and conditions. She deserves to be recalled as someone who showed how militant working class women could be active in a world dominated by male trade unionists in the 1920s. Some delegates expressed anger over their union leaders' failure to call national, militant action over both privatisation and low pay. Synonyms aggressive, violent, belligerent, bellicose, assertive, pushy, vigorous, forceful, active, ultra-active, fierce, combative, pugnacious radical, extremist, extreme enthusiastic, zealous, fanatical noun ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ntˈmɪləd(ə)nt A militant person. militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres Example sentencesExamples Northern Ireland's most notorious Protestant militant is back in jail. During the raid, the troops captured another militant in the apartment. In the ensuing gun battle one foreign militant was killed. In the ensuing gun battle one militant was shot dead while his accomplice managed to slip into the other side. Some militants become active late in life, others at an early age. An army spokeswoman said troops had caught up with another militant who had fled the scene of the attack and killed him. Synonyms activist, extremist, radical, enthusiast, supporter, follower, devotee, Young Turk, zealot, fanatic, sectarian, partisan Derivatives militantly adverb ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ntli I hate it when someone calls me a ‘techie’ - almost as much as I loathe being called a ‘guru’ but not quite as much as I detest people who militantly cling to their own ignorance. Example sentencesExamples That view, if militantly enforced, constitutes what seems dangerous to most evangelicals: the strict and entire separation of God from state. I don't know if the distinction is necessary, but if that's the term that best evokes a brash, unpolished chorus of spattering vocals and militantly unceasing distortion, then so be it. The hip-hop ethos can trace its genealogy to the emergence in that decade of a black ideology that equated black strength and authentic black identity with a militantly adversarial stance toward American society. What are worth defending, robustly and militantly, are the universal liberal democratic values in our society that exist alongside the crass, antiquated remnants of feudalism and the mistaken attempts to appease religious lobbies. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'engaged in warfare'): from Old French, or from Latin militant- 'serving as a soldier', from the verb militare (see militate). The current sense dates from the early 20th century. The root of militant, Latin miles ‘soldier’, is shared by military (Late Middle English), militate (late 16th century) originally ‘serve as a soldier’, and militia (late 16th century). For most of its history the main sense of militant has been ‘engaged in warfare’, but from the late 19th century militant has particularly meant ‘aggressively active in pursuing a political or social cause’. In Britain the Militant tendency was a Trotskyite political organization which published a weekly newspaper, Militant, between 1964 and 1997. Definition of militant in US English: militant adjectiveˈmɪləd(ə)ntˈmiləd(ə)nt Combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods. 好战的，好斗的；富有战斗精神的；激进的 a militant nationalist Example sentencesExamples The newspaper found that the three teenagers were not members of any militant organisation, nor was one of the older men. Yet the impact of war soon made the munitions centres fertile ground for militant trade unionism and socialist agitation. It wasn't just the militant offices that walked out. Communism has been replaced by equally totalistic and militant forms of nationalism and religious fundamentalism. She deserves to be recalled as someone who showed how militant working class women could be active in a world dominated by male trade unionists in the 1920s. But just because the ability to organise is so important to us, socialists are always the most militant defenders of democratic rights. The generals in turn used the opportunity to crack down on more militant opponents and stabilise the political situation. Health workers do not just need a more militant leadership, however, but an alternative political perspective. It was successful in inflicting a massive defeat on the most militant sections of the working class. One theme touched on was how the most militant activists should organise. On yet further occasions, she seems to represent a new intellectual phenomenon: militant social democracy. I've been amusing myself with the idea of militant liberalism or liberal extremists. At the same time, Britain's bosses faced a very militant working class determined to defend their jobs, wages and conditions. The key question for students was to turn to the working class and arm this militant movement with a conscious socialist orientation. The influx was to produce one of the state's most militant working class centres. Once again, this stance expresses political passivity, this time dressed up in the garb of militant syndicalism. We need to build a network of activists that can build militant protests against war, and can also deliver solidarity with all the groups of workers fighting back. He was very much the acceptable face of militant republicanism. Ours is not a militant area, but support for the strike inside and outside the fire brigade remains high. Some delegates expressed anger over their union leaders' failure to call national, militant action over both privatisation and low pay. Synonyms aggressive, violent, belligerent, bellicose, assertive, pushy, vigorous, forceful, active, ultra-active, fierce, combative, pugnacious nounˈmɪləd(ə)ntˈmiləd(ə)nt A militant person. Example sentencesExamples Some militants become active late in life, others at an early age. An army spokeswoman said troops had caught up with another militant who had fled the scene of the attack and killed him. Northern Ireland's most notorious Protestant militant is back in jail. In the ensuing gun battle one foreign militant was killed. During the raid, the troops captured another militant in the apartment. In the ensuing gun battle one militant was shot dead while his accomplice managed to slip into the other side. Synonyms activist, extremist, radical, enthusiast, supporter, follower, devotee, young turk, zealot, fanatic, sectarian, partisan Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘engaged in warfare’): from Old French, or from Latin militant- ‘serving as a soldier’, from the verb militare (see militate). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.
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