A political firebrand, Ms. Dworkin is a street fighter and an unswervingly radical feminist.

Vosper rapidly developed a reputation as a political firebrand and industrial agitator with a talent for journalism and public speaking.

Is his mother, a former "political firebrand, a troublemaker" within the Communist system, dead or alive?

Moreover, having the most enthusiastic support does not necessarily mean having the best chance of winning, as many political firebrands have discovered.

Still, he had to admit, he wanted to hear this political firebrand himself.

Yet nothing in his manner suggests a political firebrand.

"Shintaro Ishihara, a novelist turned political firebrand, promises to restore Japan's battered national pride."

And Peru awaits an election between an autocrat accused of trying to steal the presidency and a political firebrand.

The Cotswolds MP was known as a political firebrand, and often got himself into trouble by speaking his mind.