activistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/us/ˈæk.tə.vɪst/a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make this happen:
He's been a trade union/party activist for many years.
an animal rights activist
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- Human rights activists have accused the country's government of a systematic perpetration of violence against minority groups.
- Local activist groups have become increasingly vociferous as the volume of traffic passing through the village has grown.
- a martyred civil rights activist
- a green activist
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- animal rights
- CND
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- insurgency
- lobby
- protest
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- revolutionary
- stir
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