refusing to compromise: stubbornly or unreasonably refusing even to consider changing a decision or attitude
noun (pluralin·tran·si·gents)
Definition:
unyielding person: somebody who refuses to compromise or change an attitude or decision, especially in politics
[Late 19th century. < French< Spanish los intransigentes, a political party (literally "the uncompromising ones") < transigir "to compromise" < Latin transigere (see transaction)]
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