Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. / Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative.

(obsolete) A soldier, a combatant. / An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.

plural of militant

militancy

To give force or effect toward; to influence. / (obsolete) To fight.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of militate

The quality of being militant.

simple past tense and past participle of militate

present participle of militate

(uncountable) The condition of being militant / (countable) A hostile or warlike act