英语词汇“activism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Activism is working or campaigning for political or social change. Your activism as a college student might help you get a job with a human rights organization after you graduate.

There are many different kinds of activism — advocating for environmental regulations is one type of activism, and marching in the streets to protest the closing of your town's library is another kind. Any controversial social issues you can think of involve activism on both sides. This sense of the word has been around since 1920, from activist. The Latin root of both words is actus, "a doing, a driving."

WORD FAMILY

activism: activist, activistic+/activist: activists

USAGE EXAMPLES

Despite reeling from a collective gut punch, women who were opposed to President-elect Donald Trump channeled their sadness and rage into activism and organization.

Salon(Jan 02, 2017)

If we are indeed entering a Trump-fuelled era of consumer activism, it’s bad news for companies.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

It was Sovannara’s activism, after all, that forced the family to seek asylum in the United States more than a decade earlier.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)

n a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

Hyper

policy

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

单词	activism
释义	activism (once / 728 pages) n Activism is working or campaigning for political or social change. Your activism as a college student might help you get a job with a human rights organization after you graduate. There are many different kinds of activism — advocating for environmental regulations is one type of activism, and marching in the streets to protest the closing of your town's library is another kind. Any controversial social issues you can think of involve activism on both sides. This sense of the word has been around since 1920, from activist. The Latin root of both words is actus, "a doing, a driving." WORD FAMILY activism: activist, activistic+/activist: activists USAGE EXAMPLES Despite reeling from a collective gut punch, women who were opposed to President-elect Donald Trump channeled their sadness and rage into activism and organization. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) If we are indeed entering a Trump-fuelled era of consumer activism, it’s bad news for companies. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) It was Sovannara’s activism, after all, that forced the family to seek asylum in the United States more than a decade earlier. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) n a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal Hyper policy a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
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