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Definition of Militance
1. Noun. A militant aggressiveness.
Generic synonyms: Aggressiveness
Specialized synonyms: Scrappiness
Derivative terms: Combative, Combative, Militant, Militant
Definition of Militance
1. Noun. The condition of being militant ¹
2. Noun. A hostile or warlike act ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Militance
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Militance
Literary usage of Militance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women in South African History: Basus'iimbokodo, Bawel'imilambo / They by Nomboniso Gasa (2008)
"What were the changing factors that led to this militance? Women's militance in
the Eastern Cape (1973-88) Women in manufacturing During the three decades ..."
2. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1921)
"... by a vainglorious militance. The sense of tragedy is invariably tinged with
the romantic spirit, and the partial disappearance of this ..."
3. Traditional Ojibwa Religion and Its Historical Changes by Christopher Vecsey (1983)
"militance. He charged that ". . . the Indian Department is the most corrupt in
the Government. Citizens, editors, legislators, heads of the departments, ..."
4. The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security by Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann (1981)
"For Sunni Muslims, both inside and outside Iran, Khomeini's militance has an
alarming quality. Turkish revolutionaries look either to the extreme right or ..."
5. Afghanistan's Two-Party Communism: Parcham and Khalq by Anthony Arnold (1983)
"... militance by closing its paper in June 1969, shortly before the parliamentary
elections.27 The closure may also have been connected with a massive ..."
6. Hope for South Africa? by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1991)
"For the time being, however, armed militance—complete with "necklac- ing"—has
lost much of its former popularity. Instead, classical "united front" ideology ..."
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