adj

militant

MIH-lih-tuhnt

adj

Aggressively determined to fight for or support a cause.

"The group took an increasingly militant stance on environmental protest."

noun

A person who supports a cause through aggressive or confrontational action, sometimes including violence.

"Armed militants had taken control of the border checkpoint."

How to Use Militant

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone (or some behaviour) that is combative and aggressively committed to a cause, sometimes to the point of violence.

Common mistake

"Militant" doesn't always mean armed or violent — it can simply describe someone who is unusually forceful and uncompromising about a belief.

Common pairings

militant activist militant stance militant group

more militant comparative, militants plural, most militant superlative

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The group took an increasingly _____ stance on environmental protest.

From Latin mīlitāre, "to serve as a soldier" — the same root that gives us "military."

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