| 单词 | activist |
| 释义 | activist (æktɪvɪst ) Word forms: activists countable noun An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization. 55 Arctic foxes were released from a fur farm by animal rights activists. Synonyms: militant, partisan, organizer, warrior Collocations: activist investor So, with the stock now at 101¼p, the activist investor can be easily provoked. Times, Sunday Times An unimaginative leadership and further weakness in the share price would be an open invitation for an activist investor. Times,Sunday Times Or at least that's what companies often think when the activist investor turns up on the register. Times, Sunday Times Last year the activist investor made plain his opposition to a private equity bid. Times, Sunday Times The big transactions have sparked talk that an activist investor may be stake-building. Times, Sunday Times It's no different for well-organised activist movements. Times, Sunday Times Additionally, global activist movements fostered an appropriate cultural environment for the acknowledgement of rights at the state level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The organization included members from several activist movements, and placed an emphasis on reforms which are achievable under capitalism, but which weaken the system, while developing people's organizational capacities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Activists claim transgenic crops carry unquantifiable risks, such as the possible transfer of herbicide resistance to the wild plant population, creating an army of 'superweeds'. Times, Sunday Times The activists claim 'somewhere between 50 and a couple of hundred' supporters will take part in the protest. The Sun Environmental activists claim the landfill could pollute water supplies for more than 500,000 people. Times, Sunday Times Some environmental activists claim that adopting a vegetarian diet may be a way of focusing on personal actions and righteous gestures rather than systemic change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Private property activists claim that nobody has access rights without a recorded easement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anti-smoking activists dismissed the study yesterday because it was funded by the tobacco industry. Times, Sunday Times Such promotional gimmicks have come under fire from anti-smoking activists. Times, Sunday Times Anti-smoking activists put the question a different way: can the cause of the problem now be part of the solution? Times, Sunday Times He was a committed civil rights and anti-war activist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dictation test was also used to exclude another anti-war activist who had been invited to speak. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anti-war activists reacted with caution. Times, Sunday Times Soon, its website was being inundated with hundreds of messages from people who knew him from the city's jazz scene, fellow anti-war activists and family members. Times, Sunday Times Anti-war activists in the 1960s altered the flag to bear a peace symbol, as well as several anti-establishment artworks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During his confinement antiwar activists organized a major protest outside the base along with a bus tour of speakers traveling the east coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The location serves as an outreach center for antiwar activists to reach out to area soldiers, and provide them with support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Left wing antiwar activists also came under attack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police arrested 20 activists but none of their attackers. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Human rights groups reported that 30 of their activists were arrested . Times, Sunday Times (2011) He was one of the arrested activists who were injured. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He was a well-respected community activist and an independence leader for many years prior to his arrest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He did limit himself to his role as dayan (judge), but was a community activist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has had a notable career as a churchman, educator and community activist/advocate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He continued to write while working as a community activist in the 1960s and early 1970s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An active human rights and political and community activist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has the executive experience and gave a rip-roaring speech at a conservative activist conference earlier this month. Times, Sunday Times Conservative activists are less disaffected than they are old and tired. Times, Sunday Times He barnstormed through the states, personally meeting with many conservative activists. Christianity Today Conservative activists said that he has been forced to surrender to local parties, which have been resistant to change and resented having their choice of candidates restricted. Times, Sunday Times Conservative activists who favor such amendments may refer to them as defense of marriage amendments or marriage protection amendments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consumer activist tactics can include boycotts, petitioning the government, media activism, and organizing interest groups. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But that will leave consumer activists out in the cold – again. Globe and Mail Power companies, campaigners and consumer activists are divided over whether the move really will save customers money. Times, Sunday Times But therein lies the rub, say some consumer activists. Houston Chronicle In a new book, however, friends and family of the democracy activist speak with rare openness about her inner life. Times, Sunday Times Before becoming a full-time democracy activist, he worked as an investment banker for over 10 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By chance, this coincided with widespread demonstrations against the military dictatorship by students and democracy activists. Times, Sunday Times She was already deeply unpopular with democracy activists. Times, Sunday Times They ranged from student democracy activists to conservative business magnates. Times, Sunday Times But as all this money pours in, some environmental activists argue that companies are failing to address the real issue. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The names of a number of environmental activists were also discovered on the list. The Sun (2013) Environmental activists are furious that he has approved the building of a new oil pipeline. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He recently declared that he was the de facto head of state, and urged his supporters to free jailed activists and 'terrorise' security forces. Times, Sunday Times She campaigned for civil rights, seeking to promote integrated public schools and visiting jailed activists. Times, Sunday Times Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets for weeks to demand elections, freedom for jailed activists and foreign aid to avert the economic crisis. Times, Sunday Times Labour activists moan about the lack of clear policies to sell. The Sun Labour activists are still very cross with us. Times, Sunday Times The government has also prosecuted labour activists who organised peaceful demonstrations. Times, Sunday Times Labour activists see only open country between them and the finishing line. Times, Sunday Times A Tory MP called police after left-wing activists ambushed his constituency advice surgery. The Sun (2014) The group has spent decades looking for children of left-wing activists who were abducted and murdered under the dictatorship. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He represents the views of many of the more left-wing activists. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Local activists and millionaires have joined forces to fight against the proposals. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Local activists, in turn, blame the main political parties. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Local activists said that the building was hit by about 11 shells. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Opposition activists said that 150 people were killed on Thursday across the country. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Anyone over the age of 18 was being detained, according to opposition activists. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Many opposition activists have gone into hiding. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Yesterday, a former party activist and donor said he was defecting. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Party activists are expected to overwhelmingly support the controversial plan. The Sun (2011) But winning over the party activists may be another matter. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Both were political activists, and campaigned for a wide range of liberal causes. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In common with other civil servants, the new experts cannot be political activists but they can be party members. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He was also a diplomat and political activist who spent time in prison when the party he supported was in opposition. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He was a pro-democracy activist since the late 1980s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since his university days, he has been a labour and pro-democracy activist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pro-democracy activists struck at two underground stations and set at least two street fires. The Sun Police also detained about 75 pro-democracy activists who defied a ban on rallies in the capital to express their support for the planned four-day strike. Times, Sunday Times They cordoned off the poorer and more rebellious outskirts, where they had arrested hundreds of suspected pro-democracy activists earlier in the week. Times, Sunday Times He also became a prominent activist for a variety of causes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She would later become a prominent activist, she was incarcerated seven times and committed several acts of arson. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 18-times grand-slam singles champion, 62, has been one of the most prominent activists for equality, a fact she politely pointed out. Times, Sunday Times Ever since, he and other prominent activists have faced the legal consequences, including prison sentences. Times, Sunday Times Prominent activist bloggers advertise their smoking habits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A coalition of radical activist groups who have previously campaigned against fracking are preparing to fight any proposal to expand the airport. Times, Sunday Times He also wrote several of the radical activist poems he eventually became known for. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had the knack of making his villains, in this case former radical activists, attractive enough to make us sorry when they eventually meet violent death. Times, Sunday Times In some cases, radical activists attacked houses of the strikebreakers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although radical activists attempted to harm them further, more moderate passengers intervened and protected the soldiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The production, the celebrity bromance, the posts with their mix of soft-focus cute and serious social activist, are all spot on. Times, Sunday Times A former nun who abandoned her vocation, though not her faith, she went on to become a respected theologian and social activist. Times, Sunday Times Commoner began his career as a cellular biologist and environmental scientist, and went on to become an author, politician and social activist, known internationally as a founder of modern ecology. Times, Sunday Times Later on he became one of the university's professors, teaching literature and communications while also establishing a reputation as an outspoken social activist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also active as a preacher, writer, artist, pacifist and social activist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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