militant tendency
noun · n
Simple meaning
A Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɪlətəntˈtɛndənsi
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Definition
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noun
A Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party
n
The Militant tendency, or Militant, was a Trotskyist group in the British Labour Party, organised around the Militant newspaper, which launched in 1964.
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This meaning: A Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party
Used this way, militant tendency is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
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- Government/politics
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