militant

English - Turkish

Definition of militant in English Turkish dictionary

militan

Bürokratlar evrak militanları. - The bureaucrats are militants of paperwork.

Birkaç militan öldürüldü. - Several militants were killed.

(Askeri) MİLİTAN, MUHARİP, SAVAŞAN

{i} kavgacı

savaşçı

{s} saldırgan

kavgaya hazır

faal

azimkarlık

{s} azimli

{s} atak

azimkar

{i} saldırgan tip

militancy saldırganlık

militantly saldırganca

Related Terms

church militant

Kilisenin militan

militantly

(zarf) saldırganca

militantly

saldırganca

militantly

azimli bir şekilde

English - English

Definition of militant in English English dictionary

An aggressive or fighting person

Officials in Pakistan have confirmed that at least 250 schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old and several teachers were taken hostage by at least seven militants inside a high school in Domail.

One who serves as a soldier

fighting or warlike; belligerent

Active in an aggressive way in support of a political or social cause (often associated with extreme left-wing politics)

One who supports a Trotskyite political view or engages in aggressive left-wing politics

aggressive or combative

of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency

{a} fighting, engaged in warfare

Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier

aggressive

a straightedger who is forceful in his/her beliefs Some militant straightedgers are violent

{s} aggressive, combative, belligerent; engaged in warfare

a militant reformer

{i} one who has aggressive or combative tendencies; one who is engaged in warfare

engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"

You use militant to describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable. Militant mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next month. Militant is also a noun. The militants might still find some new excuse to call a strike. + militancy mili·tan·cy the rise of trade union militancy. + militantly mili·tant·ly Their army is militantly nationalist. a militant organization or person is willing to use strong or violent action in order to achieve political or social change (present participle of militare , from miles; MILITARY)

showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

Related Terms

militant tendency

a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party

church militant

(the Church Militant) the whole body of living Christian believers, regarded as striving to combat evil on earth

militantly

in a militant manner, combatively, belligerently, aggressively, violently

militantly

In a militant manner

militants

plural of militant

Hyphenation

mi·li·tant

Turkish pronunciation

mîlıtınt

Synonyms

active, assertive, assertory, bellicose, belligerent, combating, contending, contentious, embattled, fighting, gladiatorial, in arms, martial, militaristic, military

Antonyms

compliant, peaceful, peaceloving, submissive, tolerant

Pronunciation

/ˈmələtənt/ /ˈmɪlətənt/

Etymology

() Late Latin militare (“to serve as a soldier”)