hardliner

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A form of hard-liner — A person who takes a firm and uncompromising position on some policy.

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Meanings

nounhardliner (plural hardliners)

plural hardliners

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hard-liner.

    On the other side, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch (a moderate) has to contend with the hardliners on his executive, whose intentions go way beyond trying to sort out their members' terms and conditions.

    2022 June 29, Christian Wolmar, “Strike settlement held back by ministers”, in RAIL, number 960, page 43
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APA

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MLA

“hardliner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardliner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardliner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardliner.

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