militance

mil·i·tant

M0293800 (mĭl′ĭ-tənt)adj.1. Fighting or warring.2. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause: a militant political activist.n. A fighting, warring, or aggressive person or party.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīlitāns, mīlitant-, present participle of mīlitāre, to serve as a soldier; see militate.]

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mil′i·tance, mil′i·tan·cy n.mil′i·tant·ly adv.

militance

(ˈmɪlɪtəns) n another word for militancy

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Noun

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militance - a militant aggressiveness combativeness, militancyaggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprisingscrappiness - the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious

militance

noun1. Hostile behavior:aggression, aggressiveness, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, hostility, militancy.2. Warlike or hostile attitude or nature:bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, hostility, militancy, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency.