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environmentalism

British  
/ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. psychol the belief that a person's behaviour is affected chiefly by his environment Compare hereditarianism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A generation raised to prize autonomy, environmentalism and minority rights now worries about rent, healthcare, debt and whether it will ever own anything.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Filmed over seven months last year and across four continents, it charts Charles' environmentalism down the decades, alongside a history of global efforts to tackle climate change and ecological destruction.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

It has a relatively high population density, putting pressure on environmentalism through deforestation and agricultural expansion, Conservation International said.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2024

In theory, the Greens were founded to advance environmentalism, social justice, and peace.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2024

But it is a very strange kind of environmentalism.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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