militant
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪtənt/
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militante
- Tell me, why did Muslim militants fly those planes into the World Trade Center?
- Islamic militants
- Islamist militants
- attacks by militants
There were lots of footage of Orthodox militants, I mean Orthodox Christian militants.
- There were lots of footage of Orthodox militants, I mean Orthodox Christian militants.
- Now Iranian backed militants are testing our military.
- There were neo Nazis fighting alongside Chechen like militants who are on the same side.
- So they were deferential to the black Marxist militants in Chaz just because they happen to be black.
- Apparently just now AUS official says missiles were launched from Iranian backed Houthi militants.
- And some of the ideas that are from America, I noticed are bouncing off to far left militants in Britain.
Examples
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The atrocities committed by the militants in Kashmir have changed the demographic pattern of the state.
Academic text (1995) -
Government security forces carried out sweeping arrests, and major clashes with militants took place, particularly in Upper Egypt.
Academic text (1999) -
We members of the Church Militant can admire the heroes of the war, but in our hearts we are men of peace.
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This is where the militants lived, and Christians were not allowed.
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Now Iranian backed militants are testing our military.
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Two days ago, our lab in Los Angeles has been attacked by militants hired by our competitors.
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There have been instances of public outcry against militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
Academic text (1995) -
Angela Davis, a young Black militant who has been hunted for nearly two months on murder and kidnapping charges, was arrested yesterday at a hotel in midtown Manhattan by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Duarte was a fervent Salvadoran nationalist and a self-described "militant" in the right-wing ARENA party.
Fiction book (1996) -
The government has been struggling to negotiate peace with the armed militants who control large areas of the region.
Synonyms
93
8.6
A person who fights against the government, often as part of a small armed group
1
9.8
A person who takes part in an armed attack to try to remove a government
1
9.9
A person who uses threats or force to control people for a political group
1
8.8
A person who speaks angrily and likes to start political arguments
Antonyms
Compounds
An organized group inside the British Labour Party that campaigned for socialism in the 1960s to 1980s
How Militant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Militant comes from the Latin word militare, which meant 'to serve as a soldier' and is related to the familiar word military. A helpful way to remember the noun is to think of a person who acts like a 'soldier' for a cause—active and ready to fight for it.