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ultra-militant adjective mainly disapproving(alsoultramilitant)uk /ˌʌl.trəˈmɪl.ɪ.tənt/ us /ˌʌl.trəˈmɪl.ə.tənt/ active, determined, and willing to use force, especially in order to achieve political aims: Ultra-militant workers led a violent rebellion against the new labour laws. The men were part of a small ultra-militant group that was held responsible for the kidnapping of a prominent journalist last year. They fear that ultra-militant preachers are lending support to terrorism in an effort to defend their faith. They were both members of an ultra-militant union. The controversial ultramilitant religious leader was shot dead yesterday. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Strong-willed adamancy adamant adamantine adamantly aggressive grittily gutsily gutsy gutty hard-boiled pertinacious pertinaciously pigheaded pigheadedly purposeful ultra-serious unbending unbroken undaunted unmovable |