Definition of "hard-liners" []

• Plural form of hard-liner. (noun)

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• "Some of the people we talk to say they are worried that things are going too quickly, that so-called 'hard-liners' will push back, or there could even be a military coup or something."
• "An Animist among a predominantly Christian Karen leadership in a majority Buddhist people, a Pwo Karen from the Delta among Sgaw Karen from the hills, a principled man with a pragmatic outlook able to chart a course between so-called 'hard-liners' and those wanting to engage the regime, he developed strong links with other ethnic nationals and Burma's democracy movement, and became a respected and articulate international spokesman."
• "Some analysts believe there are sharp divisions within the government over how much freedom to grant activists, increasing the risk of a backlash from military hard-liners if the released prisoners become too critical of authority."