Definition of "recalcitrant" []

• Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance. See Synonyms at unruly. (adjective)
• A recalcitrant person. (noun)

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• "The term "recalcitrant" reminds me of a time when the Australian Prim Minister Paul Keating referred to Malasia's Prim Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad as recalcitrant."
• "But one theme that Chávez wove through the entire interview was the resurgence of the "transnational Right" -- or what he calls the recalcitrant right."
• "Is there, or is there not, a brassbound plot to lead a chthonic jihad against those who oppose Mr. Livingston, organized through the years by what I call recalcitrant bludgers?"