activist
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activist
- /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ US
noun activists
- One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change. It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
- One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
Similar: mover and shaker
adjective more activist · most activist
- Behaving as an activist. Even in the area of free speech, Justice Harlan sometimes emerged as more activist than his brother
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: active, militant, supporter, advocacy, radical, advocate, campaign, worker, campaigner, operative, doer, crusader, defender, militancy, champion, movement
noun
Similar: mover and shaker
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noun one who is politically active
| Español | activista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 활동가 hwaldongga |
| 日本語 | 活動家 katsudōka |
| 中文 | 活躍分子 /活跃分子 huóyuè fènzǐ, 活動分子 /活动分子 huódòng fènzǐ, 活動家 /活动家 huódòngjiā, 積極分子 /积极分子 jījí fènzǐ |
| हिन्दी | कार्यकर्ता kāryakartā |
| Kiswahili | mwanaharakati |
| Português | ativista |
| Français | militant, militante, activiste |
| Deutsch | Aktivist, Aktivistin |
| Italiano | attivista |
| Ελληνικά | ακτιβιστής aktivistís |
| Română | activist, activistă |
| Русский | активи́ст aktivíst, активи́стка aktivístka |
| Tiếng Việt | phần tử tích cực |
| العربية | نَاشِط nāšiṭ, نَاشِطَة nāšiṭa |
| עברית | פָּעִיל pa'íl, פְּעִילָה pe'ilá |
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title = {activist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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