firebrandnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaɪə.brænd/us/ˈfaɪr.brænd/firebrand noun [ C ] (PERSON)
a person who causes political or social trouble by opposing authority and encouraging others to do so:
He is trying hard to dispel his image as a left-wing firebrand.
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Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- CND
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- insurgency
- lobby
- protest
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- revolutionary
- stir
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Taking action against people in power
firebrand noun [ C ] (BURNING WOOD)
a piece of burning wood:
With firebrands in their hands, they ran to to the murderers' houses, determined to burn them down.