Meaning of Militant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A soldier, a combatant.
   obsolete
2. An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
3. someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant.
   specifically

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Examples

“[Jim Owles] lamented the declining influence⟳ of militant organizations and tactics, stating that militants "help⟳ keep⟳ the rest⟳ of us honest," and prevent⟳ moderates from selling out.”

“Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip⟳ to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve⟳ at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.”

“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.”

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