Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term
militancia
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Aug 8, 2007 23:51: Henry Hinds changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Aug 23, 2007 01:17: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
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43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
militancy
activists
To be a militant has an aggressive and negative connotation in English, while a 'miltant' in Spanish is somebody who actively participates in a political organisation.
See BBC story below.
Compare definitions from Oxford and Moliner.
From Oxford dictionary:
militant /1 Engaged in warfare. LME. 2 Of a banner, standard, etc.: military. L15-E17. 3 Combative. E17. 4 Aggressively active in pursuing a political or social end. E20. B n. 1 A person engaged in warfare. E17. 2 A person who is militant in pursuing a political or social end. E20.militantly adv. E17.
From Moliner:
militancia
1 f. Acción de militar en un partido o agrupación para la defensa de algo.
2 Conjunto de militantes.
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
: Mind you, I am a card-carrying activist and militant, and I have the arrests to show for it...
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a militant thanks Silviantonia!!
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