hard ‧ lin ‧ er /ˌhɑːdˈlaɪnə◂,ˈhɑːdlaɪnə $ ˌhɑːrdˈlaɪnər◂/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a politician who wants political problems to be dealt with in a strong and extreme way
hard ‧ lin ‧ er /ˌhɑːdˈlaɪnə◂,ˈhɑːdlaɪnə $ ˌhɑːrdˈlaɪnər◂/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a politician who wants political problems to be dealt with in a strong and extreme way
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012