battle cry
noun [C]Definition
› a shout given by soldiers as they run towards the enemyFighting › a phrase used by people supporting a particular cause: 'Reclaim the night' was the battle cry of women fighting for the right to walk safely at night.Activism and pressure groups
(Definition of battle cry noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- activism noun
- activist noun
- agitation noun (PROTEST)
- agitator noun
- agitprop noun
- CND noun
- groundswell noun
- guerrilla noun
- hunger strike noun
- insurgency noun
- insurrection noun
- lobby noun (PRESSURE GROUP)
- petitioner noun
- protest noun
- radical noun
- rebel noun
- rebellion noun
- reformer noun
- revolutionary noun
- sit-in noun
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