foot soldier
noun
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: a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement
foot soldiers in the war against drugs
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foot soldiers in the war against drugs
he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years
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Professional officers are not, in fact, dependable foot soldiers because their allegiances lie elsewhere: with the constitutional regime or with the armed forces as an institution.
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Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
But at the state level, the groups are putting foot soldiers on the streets to deter people from signing such ballot petitions.
—Rachana Pradhan and Bram Sable-Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
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Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
But at the state level, the groups are putting foot soldiers on the streets to deter people from signing such ballot petitions.
—Rachana Pradhan and Bram Sable-Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20soldier. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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