jihadist
noun
ji·had·ist
ji-ˈhä-dist 
chiefly British -ˈha-
: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad
jihadist
adjective
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And in Syria, Trump may again abandon the Kurds in order to gain leverage on the new regime, run by former jihadists currently trying to persuade the world of good intentions.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Beijing says the Uyghurs are jihadists, but has not presented evidence.
—Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Regardless of whether the terrorist in this instance was a homegrown jihadist indoctrinated while living in the United States, or an operative actually taking direction from overseas jihadists, there is no doubt that the Biden-era collapse of border security has made the nation more vulnerable.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
Some of the rebels were jihadists (more on that in a moment), but Assad directed his malice universally—and, if anything, more violently toward non-jihadists, whose only demand was freedom from Assad and his cronies.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Beijing says the Uyghurs are jihadists, but has not presented evidence.
—Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Regardless of whether the terrorist in this instance was a homegrown jihadist indoctrinated while living in the United States, or an operative actually taking direction from overseas jihadists, there is no doubt that the Biden-era collapse of border security has made the nation more vulnerable.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
Some of the rebels were jihadists (more on that in a moment), but Assad directed his malice universally—and, if anything, more violently toward non-jihadists, whose only demand was freedom from Assad and his cronies.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Jihadist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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