Definition of activist in English:
activist
noun ˈaktɪvɪstˈæktɪvəst
A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.
police arrested three activists
a committed animal rights activist
Example sentencesExamples
- Dependence on the federal goverment has made political activists out of many beet farmers.
- You have been called a social activist and writer with a message and mission.
- Activists are warning our farmers a similar disaster could happen to them.
- The activists say this is the start of a statewide movement to stop biotech agriculture in California.
- Scientists claim genetically modified foods are safe; meanwhile, activists are blasting the opposite message at consumers.
- To date, this has not dissuaded the media or the activists who are determined to find a smoking gun.
- The account is based on interviews with union leaders, activists, and political leaders.
- The corporation, activists claim, is simply out to make "monopoly profits" from food on which millions depend.
- The column was written by a collective of women and some men, many of them prominent academics and media activists in their own right.
- We enjoy the fact that he likes to describe himself not as a patron or benefactor but as a literary activist.
adjective ˈaktɪvɪstˈæktɪvəst
Campaigning to bring about political or social change.
activist groups around the world are organizing solidarity events
a green-leaning activist magazine
Example sentencesExamples
- He warns us against the scourge of "protectionism," an inevitable response to the global imbalances his activist inflationary policies have fostered.
- The exhibit focuses on recent activist art by Chicago-based artists.
- Preservation is an inherently conservative endeavor that the liberal senator has helped radicalize into an activist pursuit.
- Our co-op is made up of extremely committed and activist members.
- His latest book has a more activist agenda, albeit one that's cloaked as a continuation of his architecture lessons.
- Her response was activist in tone, as she incorporated the request into the artwork itself.
- We explicitly do not have an activist short-term-oriented policy.
- Despite the work's dynamic and activist nature, one could not help wondering about an apparent contradiction.
- The legislature has made such designations, and has been uncomfortable with the executive branch taking an activist role.
- The combination of unfettered finance and activist monetary management has been a recipe for momentous inflation.
Definition of activist in US English:
activist
nounˈaktivəstˈæktɪvəst
A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.
police arrested three activists
a committed animal rights activist
Example sentencesExamples
- Activists are warning our farmers a similar disaster could happen to them.
- The activists say this is the start of a statewide movement to stop biotech agriculture in California.
- Dependence on the federal goverment has made political activists out of many beet farmers.
- To date, this has not dissuaded the media or the activists who are determined to find a smoking gun.
- Scientists claim genetically modified foods are safe; meanwhile, activists are blasting the opposite message at consumers.
- We enjoy the fact that he likes to describe himself not as a patron or benefactor but as a literary activist.
- The corporation, activists claim, is simply out to make "monopoly profits" from food on which millions depend.
- The account is based on interviews with union leaders, activists, and political leaders.
- The column was written by a collective of women and some men, many of them prominent academics and media activists in their own right.
- You have been called a social activist and writer with a message and mission.
adjectiveˈaktivəstˈæktɪvəst
Campaigning to bring about political or social change.
activist groups around the world are organizing solidarity events
a green-leaning activist magazine
Example sentencesExamples
- He warns us against the scourge of "protectionism," an inevitable response to the global imbalances his activist inflationary policies have fostered.
- Her response was activist in tone, as she incorporated the request into the artwork itself.
- Preservation is an inherently conservative endeavor that the liberal senator has helped radicalize into an activist pursuit.
- We explicitly do not have an activist short-term-oriented policy.
- The combination of unfettered finance and activist monetary management has been a recipe for momentous inflation.
- Our co-op is made up of extremely committed and activist members.
- His latest book has a more activist agenda, albeit one that's cloaked as a continuation of his architecture lessons.
- The exhibit focuses on recent activist art by Chicago-based artists.
- Despite the work's dynamic and activist nature, one could not help wondering about an apparent contradiction.
- The legislature has made such designations, and has been uncomfortable with the executive branch taking an activist role.