Synonyms for combatants
com·bat·ants

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1. List of paraphrases for "combatants":

   fighters, militants, ex-combatants, veterans, warriors, combatant, guerrillas, combattants, belligerents, soldiers, non-combatants, militant

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1. Waitman Wade Beorn:

   It makes us sound very hypocritical in countries where were trying to help them develop the same kinds of moral, ethical military behavior that we try to model, i think in many ways it encourages our enemies, enemy combatants, to behave in a similar form. If we're not abiding by our own self-professed values, then why should they ?

2. Jos Miguel Vivanco:

   A decade ago, soldiers across Colombia lured civilians to remote locations under false pretenses such as with promises of work killed them, placed weapons on their lifeless bodies, and then reported them as enemy combatants killed in action, one cant help wonder if any of the cockades in their uniforms, or the promotions throughout successful careers, corresponds to the murder of innocent civilians committed over a decade ago.

3. Joshua Mitrotti:

   Much of society sees demobilized combatants as monsters. They are very strongly affected by stigma.

4. Mark Leibovich:

   Since this debate will likely have lower ratings [than the two Republican debates], I'd guess the 'one-liners' and soundbites will carry more weight, but, unlike the R's, the combatants will not have to fight tooth and nail for attention, so maybe we can expect a less frantic, more conversational vibe.

5. South Korea Mark Lippert:

   We've moved, over time, a good deal of missile defense capability to the region, ground-based interceptors to Alaska, surface combatants to the Western Pacific, a THAAD battery on Guam, another radar in Japan in order to be ready and vigilant for anything the North Koreans may or may not do.