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MILITANT [24 records]

Record 1 2026-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • National and International Security
OBS

Maniac Murder Cult(MMC) is an ideologically motivated violent extremist group founded in 2018.... MMC adheres to a nihilistic national socialist, militant accelerationist, and neo-Nazi ideology believing in the necessity of violent, nihilistic actions to promote fear and chaos to further the perceived collapse of Western society.

Key term(s)
  • Maniacs
  • Cult of Killing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le Maniac Murder Cult est d'allégeance néonazie et accélérationniste et encourage la violence «contre les minorités raciales et ethniques, la communauté juive, les personnes sans domicile fixe et/ou souffrant de troubles mentaux et d'autres groupes qu'il juge indésirables».

Key term(s)
  • Maniacs
  • Cult of Killing

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • National and International Security
CONT

Militant accelerationism has recently emerged as one of the dominant terrorist movements in the Western world. Defined as a set of tactics and strategies designed to put pressure on and exacerbate latent social divisions, often through violence, the goal of its proponents is to hasten a societal collapse, which they believe is already underway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

Les [réseaux accélérationnistes et occultes] sont des réseaux liés à l'[extrémisme violent à caractère idéologique] qui combinent diverses croyances extrémistes, notamment l'accélérationnisme militant (qui met l'accent sur la destruction violente de la société), le néonazisme et l'occultisme satanique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • National and International Security
CONT

AONs are [ideologically motivated violent extremism] networks that combine a variety of extremist beliefs, including militant accelerationism(advocating for the violent destruction of society), neo-Nazism, and satanic occultism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

Les RAO sont des réseaux liés à l'[extrémisme violent à caractère idéologique] qui combinent diverses croyances extrémistes, notamment l'accélérationnisme militant (qui met l'accent sur la destruction violente de la société), le néonazisme et l'occultisme satanique.

Spanish

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Record 4 2025-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • National and International Security
CONT

Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II militant, social or political movements seeking to revive and implement the ideology of Nazism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
DEF

Mouvement d'extrême droite s'inspirant du national-socialisme.

Key term(s)
  • néo-nazisme

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Protection of Life
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
CONT

Disorderly crowds have an active nucleus, draw spectators, and are unpredictable. Disorderly crowds are usually very emotional, often progress to some form of aggressive action, are bordering on violence, and could quickly develop into a riot. They usually have identifiable militant members agitating the crowd by taking leadership and using other individual agitators circulating through the crowd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
CONT

Une foule désordonnée comporte un noyau actif, attire les spectateurs et est imprévisible. Elle est également très émotive, s'abandonne habituellement à des actes agressifs, presque violents, [et] peut rapidement tomber dans l'anarchie et se transformer en foule émeutière. Elle comprend habituellement des militants identifiables qui prennent la direction de la manifestation et des agitateurs qui circulent dans la foule pour encourager les manifestants.

Spanish

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Record 6 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Social Movements
  • National and International Security
DEF

A Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group.

OBS

[A] political party and militant group that first emerged during Lebanon's civil war as a militia after the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale

Spanish

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Record 7 2023-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
  • National and International Security
  • Political Science (General)
CONT

This can be easily judged from the activities of politico-religious parties and militant groups which are openly supporting the Chechen cause.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
CONT

La violence provoquée par la quête de la pureté de l'engagement au sein des groupes militants n'est pas nouvelle.

Spanish

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Record 8 2023-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
  • International Relations
CONT

Gaza's humanitarian needs have escalated since the Israel-Hamas war erupted following the Palestinian militant group's surprise [attacks on October 7, 2023] in Israel, which left nearly 1, 400 Israelis dead and at least 240 taken hostage. Israel retaliated with a military operation that has so far left over 8, 500 Palestinians dead.

Key term(s)
  • Israel Hamas war

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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Record 9 2023-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • National and International Security
OBS

[The] Palestinian Islamic Jihad(PIJ), formally Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine..., also called Islamic Jihad, [is a] militant group founded with the goal of liberating historical Palestine through armed struggle and by appealing to the region's Islamic heritage. It was first formed in the Gaza Strip but also operates in the West Bank.

Key term(s)
  • Palestinian Islamic Jehad
  • Islamic Jehad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Mouvement sunnite, [...] le Djihad islamique met l'accent sur la lutte armée et la destruction d'Israël dont ils ne reconnaissent pas l'existence [...] Son objectif est l'établissement d'un État palestinien dans les frontières de la Palestine mandataire.

Key term(s)
  • Jihad islamique de Palestine
  • Djihad islamique de Palestine

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
  • Political Science (General)
DEF

Militant behaviour and actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
DEF

Attitude politique qui préconise l'action violente.

Spanish

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Record 11 2020-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arms Control
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

While some militant groups have always called for immediate and general nuclear disarmament, the history of the NPT [Non-Proliferation Treaty] tends to show that a gradual approach has generally been perceived as the most realistic and efficient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle des armements
  • Armes CBRNE

Spanish

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Record 12 2018-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
DEF

An extreme or militant feminist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie

Spanish

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Record 13 2018-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
DEF

Aggressive militant radical feminism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie

Spanish

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Record 14 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
OBS

anti-coalition militant; ACM : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
OBS

militant anticoalition; ACM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 15 2013-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • National and International Security
  • Political Theories and Doctrines
OBS

Jundallah, or Jondollah... also known as People's Resistance Movement of Iran(PRMI) is a militant organization based in Pakistan that claimed to be fighting for the rights of Sunni Muslims in Iran.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Théories et doctrines politiques
OBS

Le Jundallah (Armée d'Allah), aussi connu sous le nom de Mouvement de résistance populaire d'Iran (MRPI), est un groupe composé d'activistes baloutches sunnites qui, selon leurs déclarations, défendent les droits de la minorité baloutche en Iran.

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Constitutional Law
CONT

The French statement also spoke out against a four-year prison term handeddown to Shiva Nazar-Ahari, a human rights militant, who has also been sentenced to 74 lashes.

OBS

A militant, as a noun, is a person who uses militant methods in pursuit of an objective[ 7] ;the term is not associated with the military. In general usage, a militant person is a confrontational person who does not necessarily use violence. Militant can refer to individuals or groups displaying aggressive behavior or attitudes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Droit constitutionnel
CONT

Un militant des droits de la personne à qui les policiers reprochaient d'avoir utilisé son vélo comme une arme a été libéré des accusations portées contre lui hier. Une minute d'audience pour mettre un terme à un an et demi d'attente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derechos y Libertades
  • Derecho constitucional
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Record 17 2007-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • National and International Security
OBS

The National Front for the Liberation of Corsica(Corsican : Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, or FLNC) is a militant group that advocates an autonomous state on the island of Corsica, independent from France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le Front de libération nationale de la Corse (FLNC) est un mouvement politique qui se réclame du nationalisme corse et qui lutte clandestinement et par la violence armée pour l'indépendance de la Corse.

Spanish

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Record 18 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • National and International Security
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was originally formed as a militant, Tamil separatist group, and operated from 1983 to about 1991.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
Key term(s)
  • Front de libération du peuple de l'Eelam

Spanish

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Record 19 2004-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A militant animal-rights campaigner belonging to the Hunt Saboteurs Association(abbreviated HSA) in Great Britain, which disrupts fox hunts around the country by distracting the hounds in order to let the fox get away.

CONT

In another Article 10 case, Hashman and Harrap v UK (1999), two hunt saboteurs had tried to distract hounds by shouting and blowing a hunting horn.

CONT

The kennel huntsman, ALLAN SUMMERSGRILL, with another man, jumped into the pick-up and, on impulse, three sabs (hunt saboteurs) who were nearby, jumped onto back of it to prevent them driving the pack to another location to continue hunting.

OBS

sab: Word derived from "saboteur".

Key term(s)
  • hunt sab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
CONT

En Angleterre, les «hunt saboteurs» (saboteurs de chasse) font beaucoup parler d'eux en empêchant le déroulement des chasses à courre.

CONT

Ils y ont rencontré inopinément une assistance légère de tout juste 300 saboteurs de chasse, qui se sont concentrés sur une douzaine de chasses importantes.

CONT

En mars 1993, les requérants, des «saboteurs de parties de chasse», gênèrent le déroulement de la chasse de Portman.

Spanish

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Record 20 2004-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

An activity carried out by local members(called "sabs") of the militant animal-rights Hunt Saboteurs Association(HSA), who disrupt British fox hunts by distracting the hounds by blowing hunting horns or whistles or by broadcasting tape recordings of baying hounds in order to allow the fox to get away.

CONT

Put simply, hunt sabotage is non-violent intervention in the proceedings of a day’s hunting.

CONT

Hunt sabbing is a very important part of campaigning against hunting. Over the thirty years people have been going out defending wildlife from the hunters, thousands of animals have been saved from being ripped apart.

CONT

Sabbing can be grueling, but it is a very rewarding experience. Few things are as beautiful as seeing a fox escape across the fields with the hunt and hounds running around in confusion.

OBS

Term derived from "sabotage".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
CONT

Le tribunal considéra que ce comportement s'analysait en une tentative délibérée de gêner la chasse et que les actes des requérants étaient illégaux et avaient mis les chiens en danger.

Key term(s)
  • sabotage de la chasse

Spanish

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Record 21 2002-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Islamism
OBS

The HUM is an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan that operates primarily in Kashmir. Originally established to fight in Afghanistan against the Soviet occupation, the HUM has become an international network of fighters for Islamic causes all over the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Mahométisme
OBS

Le groupe a changé de nom après avoir été placé en octobre 1997 sur la liste des organisations terroristes du département d'État américain.

Spanish

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Record 22 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Disputes
DEF

A procedure used by the Socialists, but more effectively by the Communists, to gain their objectives within the trade union movement. During the period in which the policy called for "boring from within", no separate, militant, or identified Communist union was set up. Instead, the objectives were to be achieved by infiltrating the existing conservative organizations, building opposition groups and an effective minority to disrupt or to establish a policy sympathetic to the Communist Party program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conflits du travail
CONT

Jusqu'à ce que le Parti Communiste du Canada (PCC) adopte la tactique de «classe contre classe» en 1928-29, son activité syndicale s'est limitée presqu'exclusivement à une tactique d'infiltration («boring from within») des syndicats internationaux affiliés à la Fédération Américaine du Travail (FAT) et au Congrès Canadien du Travail (CCT).

Spanish

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Record 23 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Social Movements
OBS

Lebanese militant organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Mouvements sociaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Movimientos sociales
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Record 24 1995-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
OBS

If public policy succeeds in stepping up net investment by militant easy credit or other policies, how can consumption spending be cut down to prevent excessive dollar demands from precipitating inflation? Primarily, by having the government pursue an austere fiscal policy; raising tax rates and cutting down on marginal expenditures, thereby contriving a chronic budget surplus to offset easy money.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques

Spanish

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