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militance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | combativeness, militancy |
| Type of | aggressiveness |
| Has types | scrappiness |
| Derivation | militant |
Examples of militance
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Mexican-Americans have been asserting their rights with increasing militance.
From the time.com
Labor militance has been aggravated by the economic downturn, and wage raises are as inflationary as ever.
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What is surprising, however, is the new militance of federal employees, who are forbidden by law to strike.
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Militance as well as membership is on the rise.
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But I think your article would have gained substance from a contextualisation of the artist militance and background.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even at home, the growing militance of American Indians is making traditional tribal research by white scholars more difficult.
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Their militance may scuttle talks if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to extend a partial freeze on settlement building that ends Sept. 26.
From the omaha.com
A society which prizes militance, regimentation, and domestic spying, and neglects the arts and literature, will necessarily produce a weaker collective lexicon.
From the economist.com
Such an atmosphere of growing militance would seem to be an opportune moment for a resurgence of the American labor movement, which had never looked as moribund as it did this past year.
From the time.com
- Combativeness: a militant aggressiveness
- The word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, comes from the 15th Century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier". The related modern concept of the militia as a defensive organization against invaders grew out of the Anglo-Saxon "fyrd". ...
- The condition of being militant; A hostile or warlike act
