/ˈmɪlɪtənt/
mili·tant
BrE /ˈmɪlɪtənt/
NAmE /ˈmɪlɪtənt/
using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change
militant groups/leaders
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mili·tancy
BrE /ˈmɪlɪtənsi/
NAmE /ˈmɪlɪtənsi/
[U]
a growing militancy amongst the unemployed
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mili·tant
Student militants were fighting with the police.
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mili·tant·ly
BrE /ˈmɪlɪtəntli/
NAmE /ˈmɪlɪtəntli/