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 More Synonyms of activist
COBUILD Collocations
activist
arrest an activist
environmental activist
left-wing activist
local activist
opposition activist
party activist
political activist
Examples of 'activist' in a sentence
activist
The unarmed police constables who stopped him said he told them that he was a political activist.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The activists say executives at the company have refused to engage with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In a free country political activists are naturally at liberty to recruit where they wish and to offend whom they choose.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has divided councillors and women's rights activists on social media.
The Sun (2017)
He gave no time frame and some immigrants' rights activists say that his figures are wildly misleading.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were let out of their cages by animal rights activists.
The Sun (2010)
These people were neither political activists nor religious fanatics.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This new regime inevitably presents a further potential point of attack from activist shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There his palace is besieged by human rights activists.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They have also spoken to religious and social activists.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ruse was spotted by a group of animal rights activists who attended a show.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His mother was a nomadic political activist.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The activist government also attacked formal culture.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
Activists say it will not work without harsher penalties.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Human rights activists rounded on the verdict yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The ruling has been criticised by human rights activists and on social media.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Government departments and political activists are flocking to it too.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She is writing and directing a documentary about a blind political and social activist.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Where are the human rights activists?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Animal activists have attacked the scheme.
The Sun (2009)
The driving ban has been challenged over the past two years by young activists using social media to rally support at home and abroad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The Silicon Valley internet giant is expected to come under renewed attack from activist investors over its plan to splurge billions of dollars on acquisitions.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All related terms of 'activist'
local activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
party activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
peace activist
someone who advocates for peace or an end to conflicts
political activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
arrest an activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
environmental activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
left-wing activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
opposition activist
An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
human rights activist
a person who campaigns for human rights
Chinese translation of 'activist'
activist
(ˈæktɪvɪst)
n(c)
积(積)极(極)分子 (jījí fènzǐ) (名, míng)
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(noun)
Definition
a person who works energetically to achieve political or social goals
Human rights activists had been barred from entering the country.
Synonyms
militant
The militants have views directly opposed to my own.