Dictionary
mil•i•tant
Pronunciation: (mil'i-tunt), [key]—
adj.
1. vigorously active and aggressive, esp. in support of a cause:
militant reformers.
2. engaged in warfare; fighting.
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n.
1. a militant person.
2. a person engaged in warfare or combat.
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