What is the meaning of "militant"?

[Nessie]

1/ What is the meaning of "militant" in this sentence? (I have looked up in many dictionaries without understanding it):
Non-smokers have become more militant about smoking in public places
(This sentence is cited from my English textbook at school)

2/ Some species of vegetation grow in fields and gardens ... weeds that choke off useful plants
a. like
b. through
c. by
d. as
=> the answer for this is d, but I personally think that both a and d are right
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[Mister Micawber]

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1-- militant = aggressive; showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking
2-- No, the grammar of the sentence requires the adverb.
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[Nessie]

Quote:
2-- No, the grammar of the sentence requires the adverb.

=> How about this:
Some species of vegetation grow in fields and gardens such as weeds that choke off useful plants
=> If the above sentence is right, then why isn't "like" acceptable?
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[Ched133]

Hi Ness

I believe you can not say "such like". It is either "like" or "such as"

They are very similar in meaning and I'm not good at distingushing the differences. I can try giving you some examples:

Can someone explain the differences between these two ways? For example

Teams would love to have a good player such as Michael Jordan
Teams would love to have a good player like Michael Jordan

[Mister Micawber]

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[Nessie]

QUOTE:

'Such as' does not work in this sentence either, for semantic reasons. Using 'like' or 'such as' makes 'weeds' an example of 'vegetation that grows in fields and gardens'... so what does that make 'useful plants'? The sentence becomes illogical.

=> I totally agree that "as" is correct in that sentence. However, I don't agree with you that "such as" and "like" are not acceptable here. Yes, using 'like' or 'such as' makes 'weeds' an example of 'vegetation that grows in fields and gardens', so what's wrong with that? It means "weeds" are a kind of vegetation that grows in fields and gardens and chokes off useful plants

By the way, what do mean by saying "so what does that make 'useful plants'?" :O

Many thanks.
Nessie.
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[Mister Micawber]

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[Nessie]

Sorry, may be I'm too dumb, but I still can't understand... (+_+)
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