environmentalismnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl.ɪ.zəm/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl.ɪ.zəm/an interest in or the study of the environment, in order to protect it from damage by human activities
Examples
- The Department of Environmental Studies publishes a range of information on environmentalism and ecology.
- The party is not green in its political outlook and is suspicious of environmentalism.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- greenwash
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- reclamation
- recycle
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Examples from literature
- Similarly, although focused on the mobilization of support for changes in social decision-making, movements like environmentalism and feminism induce a re-examination of people's sense of themselves and of their purpose in life.