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militant

/ˈmɪlɪtənt/
noun
  1. A soldier, a combatant.

  2. An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.

  3. Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics.

adjective
  1. Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.

  2. Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative.

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