![]() ![]() It comes from the Middle English firbrand (or firbrond), which itself comes from combining the words-fasten your seatbelts- fire and brand. ![]() The word's most familiar current meaning is “one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause)."įirebrand is not a new word. Leftist firebrand seeks to end Turkey opposition’s losing streak Stewart is not a “hard-right activist.” Neither is he a “hard-right firebrand.” He is an unapologetic public racist. ![]() Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, The New York Times, 12 June 2018 Republican voters lashed out against traditional party leaders Tuesday, ousting Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina and nominating a conservative firebrand for Senate in Virginia, the latest illustration that fealty to President Trump and his hard-line politics is paramount on the right. Kim Chandler and Bill Barrow, Associated Press (), 27 Sept. Senate on Tuesday, defeating an appointed incumbent backed by both President Donald Trump and deep-pocketed allies of Sen. Firebrand has been much in the news of late, used often in describing (and criticizing such descriptions of) some of the more polarizing figures in the modern political landscape.įirebrand jurist Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U.S. ![]()
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