malcontents

noun

Definition of malcontentsnext
plural of malcontent
1
as in grumps

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2
as in discontents

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3
as in misanthropes

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  1. radicals
  2. extremists
  3. detractors
Noun
  • In fact, the group’s radicals are likely to be emboldened.
    Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The Black Panther Party in the late 1960s organized Puerto Rican radicals and Confederate flag-waving white Southerner transplants to help tackle poverty and discrimination in Chicago — an effort that drew attention from the FBI.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • Officials went into more detail about the threat that election officials face from domestic violent extremists.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Domestic violent extremists could also target voting locations, ballot drop boxes, voter registration locations, political rallies, campaign events and political party offices, and could target the homes of public officials.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of extremists
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  • Proponents of the fintech industry call the arrangement Banking-as-a-Service, while the detractors, primarily those concerned with the safety and soundness of the overall financial system, have used the derisive name rent-a-charter.
    Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • For the past two weeks, the Midwest Princess has been on fans’ and detractors’ minds — and lips — alike after the release of her September Rolling Stone cover story.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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