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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a militant reformer;
[syn: militant, activist]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies;
- Example: "militant nations"
- Example: "hawkish congressman"
- Example: "warlike policies"
[syn: militant, hawkish, warlike]

2. showing a fighting disposition;
- Example: "highly competitive sales representative"
- Example: "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"
- Example: "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
[syn: competitive, militant]

3. engaged in war;
- Example: "belligerent (or warring) nations"
[syn: belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Militant \Mil"i*tant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- Mil"i*tant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in silence. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

militant adj 1: disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies" [syn: militant, hawkish, warlike] 2: showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" [syn: competitive, militant] 3: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" [syn: belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring] n 1: a militant reformer [syn: militant, activist]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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