resistance fighter

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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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fighter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaɪ.tər/us
/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against ...
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(Definition ofresistanceandfighterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The term became an honorific that meant armedresistancefighter.
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Partisan andresistancefighterdeaths are included with military losses.
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Although a patrioticresistancefighter, he is portrayed as cold and heartless.
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Cases involving resistance fighters and collaborators were also brought to public attention during the 1980s.
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The stigma of supposed treachery constantly dogged the resistance fighters after the war.
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The resistance fighters in these encampments were referred to as "maquisards".
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The resistance fighters themselves also relied heavily on the local populace for support and supplies.
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Many of the athletes of the organisation became resistance fighters during the war.
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The other resistance fighters eventually dismiss him because they find his behaviour inacceptable.
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The documentary is composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens.
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We also prepare them in terms of faith and physical fitness to serve as resistance fighters if they want to be in the future.
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Later on, resistance fighters, political prisoners and innocent hostages were detained as well.
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The number of active combatants peaked at between 10,000 and 15,000, while the total number of resistance fighters was as high as 40,000.
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Members were increasingly used in guard assignments, surveillance and reprisals against resistance fighters.
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