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(adj) competitive
showing a fighting disposition
highly competitive sales representative; militant in fighting for better wages for workers; his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy
(adj) warring, war-ridden, belligerent
engaged in war
belligerent (or warring) nations
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
militant nations; hawkish congressman; warlike policies
(noun) activist
a militant reformer