Because of what was perceived as his sensitive and fair handling of the "Revere Cases," Butters became the subject of much criticism from hard-liners in law enforcement.
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Hard-liner
Synonyms for "hard-liner"
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1 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 強硬派 /强硬派 noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- 硬派 noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Finnish
2 entries- kovan linjan kannattaja noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- radikaali noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Georgian
4 entries- მკაცრი ზომების გატარების მხარდამჭერი noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- უკომპრომისო noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- ხისტი პოლიტიკის მომხრე noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- ჰარდლაინერი noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
German
2 entries- Hardliner noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- Hardlinerin noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Indonesian
1 entries- si garis keras noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Italian
3 entries- estremista noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- integralista noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- radicale noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Japanese
1 entries- 硬派 noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Polish
1 entries- twardogłowy noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Portuguese
1 entries- linha-dura noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Spanish
2 entries- acérrimo noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
- intransigente noun (A person who takes a firm position on some policy)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The hardliners, persistent in their belief that the UK would in the end be afforded special treatment by the EU, have served only to undermine the very mandate they seek to protect.
Source: wiktionary
As hard-liners gain power within a group, they drive out moderates; what remains of the group is even more extreme, which drives out even more moderates; and so on.
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