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environmentalisten‧vi‧ron‧men‧tal‧ist /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəlɪst/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] - Another serious problem for environmentalists is the type of tree and forest planted.
- At first, two decades ago, environmentalists predicted we would run out of certain raw materials.
- But the proposed development has angered environmentalists who argue there's no need for more housing in Swindon.
- In 1987, when an interim report was issued, scientists and environmentalists bitterly attacked its conclusions as misrepresenting the facts.
- Republicans reacted bitterly to arrogance, real or imagined, by Democrats and their environmentalists.
- The plans had been challenged by environmentalists on the grounds that gene technology involved unknown safety risks.
- They will have to choose between pretending to be friends of the farmer and lackeys of the environmentalist.
► Environment & wasteacid rain, nounbiohazard, nounbottle bank, nouncatalytic converter, nounclean-up, nounconservancy, nounconservation, nounconservation area, nounconservationist, nounconserve, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbeco-, prefixeco-friendly, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecologist, nounecology, nounecosystem, nouneffluent, nounenvironmental, adjectiveenvironmentalist, nounenvironmentally friendly, adjectiveglobal warming, noungreen, verbgreenhouse effect, noungreenhouse gas, noungreen revolution, nounhabitat, nounnational park, nounnoise pollution, nounozone, nounozone-friendly, adjectiveparticulates, nounpoison, verbpollute, verbradioactive waste, nounradioactivity, nounrecyclable, adjectiverecycle, verbrecycling, nounreforestation, nounsewage, nounsewage works, nounsmog, nounsulphur dioxide, nountip, nountoxic waste, nounwaste disposal, nounwaste product, noun VERB► criticize· The document has been criticized by environmentalists for merely offering suggestions and not setting out proposals for action.· The change has been sharply criticized by environmentalists.· The reductions have been criticized by environmentalists as not going far enough.· The thinking behind the report was criticized by environmentalists. ► play the race/nationalist/environmentalist etc card- It will give the various groups and Tory Members who seek to play the race card the opportunity to do so.
- Mugabe now plays the race card.
nounenvironmentenvironmentalistadjectiveenvironmentaladverbenvironmentally someone who is concerned about protecting the environment |