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militant

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using extreme or violent methods used to achieve a political goal; or someone who uses such methods

The Taliban militant said he was fighting for his religion and way of life.

militant = someone who uses extreme or violent methods to achieve a political goal

The country is cracking down on militant farmers who are blocking city traffic until government funded crop insurance is instituted.

militant = using extreme or violent methods to achieve a political goal

Around the same time, a group of militants was taking over the city's stock exchange.
Moshin Hamid -- Exit West

militants = people who use extreme or violent methods to achieve a political goal

The government had agreed to impose sharia law throughout Swat and in return the militants would stop fighting.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

No self-respecting espionage agent would willingly admit he was disloyal. Yet the very idea of the oath itself—appearing at the end of that first chaotic year—became the final goad that prodded many once-loyal citizens to turn militantly anti-American.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston -- Farewell to Manzanar

militantly = in a manner that uses extreme or violent methods to achieve a political goal

To us that referred to how the authorities in Pakistan had initially used the militants and now were in a mess of their own making.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

"What we need to know is who imposed these militants on us," he wrote.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

He was said to be spying on a militant group called Lashkar-e-Taiba based in Lahore that had helped our people a lot during the earthquake and floods.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militant = using violent methods to achieve a political goal

In some ways the army did not seem very different from the militants.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

As the militants arrived with their RPGs and guns, the police abandoned their posts, saying the Taliban had "superior weapons," and people fled.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

Rather than trying to extinguish the fires of militancy, he only added fuel to the flames.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militancy = the use of violent actions to achieve a political goal

In our case it happened to be a white-bearded militant called Sufi Mohammad.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militant = person who uses violence to achieve a political goal

The militants did not give up easily.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

The militants fled to the forests and by early December the army said they had cleared most areas.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

"We will defeat the forces of extremism and militancy with the power of the people," she declared to loud cheers.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militancy = use of violent actions to achieve a political goal

All across northwestern Pakistan different militant groups had emerged led by people from various tribal groups.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militant = using violence to achieve a political goal

I had gone to bed when just before midnight the militants struck.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

Their militants kidnapped policemen and ransacked government buildings.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

But by the middle of 2007 the situation was so bad that people began to worry the militants could take over the capital.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

The militants had RPGs and petrol bombs made from Sprite bottles.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal

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