hard-liner
Noun
Meaning
hard-liner (plural hard-liners)
A person who takes a firm, uncompromising position on some policy.
Synonyms
Examples
Barletta, a longtime hard-liner on illegal immigration, was one of the first elected Republicans to support Trump, and the president values personal loyalty,” The Philadelphia Inquirer explains.
Zadaphia, a known hard-liner, met the CM earlier on Friday and told him point-blank that the BJP organisation disapproved of the decision.
The GOP's Steve King, an immigration hard-liner, saw his Iowa district become 5 points more competitive.
He is not a solid immigration hard-liner.