hardline
/ˈhɑrdˌlaɪn/
adjective
- Having a very strict, uncompromising, or extreme position, especially in politics or policy.
- The company took a hardline approach to enforcing its new dress code.
- Her hardline stance on immigration surprised many of her supporters.
- The hardline group refused to negotiate with the government.
Synonyms
noun
- A person who holds an uncompromising or extreme position, especially in politics.
- He was known as a hardline on environmental issues, refusing to compromise.
- The debate between hardliners and moderates grew heated.
- The party's hardliners opposed any changes to the constitution.