French word

militer

Pronunciation

IPA/milite/

Meaning

  • verbcampaign

Example

Nous militons pour de meilleures conditions de travail.

We are campaigning for better working conditions.

Illustration for militer (campaign)

More examples

Il milite pour l'égalité salariale.

He campaigns for equal pay.

Core concept

A group acting openly and persistently to change policies, conditions, or public opinion.

Common phrases

  • militer pour

    campaign for

  • militer contre

    campaign against

Similar words

soutenir: To stand behind someone or an idea and help them.
défendre: To assert and safeguard rights or ideas.
se mobiliser: To join forces and act in pursuit of a common purpose.
lutter: To struggle in pursuit of a goal or rights.

Definition in French

Agir de manière organisée et publique pour défendre, promouvoir ou soutenir une cause, généralement par des campagnes, des manifestations ou des actions collectives.

Word origin

The verb militer is an inherited formation from Latin militare, whose military sense gave rise in French to the figurative sense of organized campaigning.

Usage tips

  • English militate does not mean to campaign; in French, militer commonly describes advocacy and is followed by pour or contre.

Other meanings

  • advocateverb

Opposites

  • s'opposeropposeverb

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