activist

[ ak-tuh-vist ]
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noun
  1. an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.

adjective
  1. of or relating to activism or activists: an activist organization for environmental concern.

  2. advocating or opposing a cause or issue vigorously, especially a political cause: Activist opponents of the president picketed the White House.

Origin of activist

1
First recorded in 1905–10; active + -ist

Other words from activist

  • non·ac·tiv·ist, adjective, noun

Words that may be confused with activist

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How to use activist in a sentence

  • They were put into practice by religious activists or made into new theologies.

  • What both the civil rights activists and the Army's leaders tended to ignore during the war was that segregation was inefficient.

  • The Double V campaign against fascism abroad and racism at home achieved considerably less than the activists had hoped.

  • McNamara later acknowledged the influence of the civil rights activists on his department during this period.

  • The last two centers are divided into several sections that specialize in the training of particular classes of activists.

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