1. Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
   "militant nations";
   - hawkish, warlike
    
2. Showing a fighting disposition
   "militant in fighting for better wages for workers";
   - competitive
    
3. Engaged in war
   "The militant nations opened negotiations";
   - belligerent, war-ridden, warring

1. A militant reformer
   "The militant led protests against the government";
   - activist

Derived forms: militants

See also: aggressive, unpeaceful

Type of: crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer

Encyclopedia: Militant