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activist
noun
a
person
who
actively
works
to
bring
about
political
or
social
change
•
The
activist
organized
a
peaceful
march
through
the
city
center
.
The
activist
organized
a
peaceful
march
through
the
city
center
.
•
A
group
of
environmental
activists
planted
trees
along
the
riverbank
.
A
group
of
environmental
activists
planted
trees
along
the
riverbank
.
From
active
+
-ist
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
19th
century
to
describe
people
engaged
in
political
action
.
adjective
relating
to
or
promoting
active
effort
to
create
political
or
social
change
•
They
formed
an
activist
committee
to
campaign
for
safer
streets
.
They
formed
an
activist
committee
to
campaign
for
safer
streets
.
•
The
authors
took
an
activist
approach
in
their
book
,
urging
readers
to
recycle
.
The
authors
took
an
activist
approach
in
their
book
,
urging
readers
to
recycle
.
Extension
of
the
noun
sense
;
used
attributively
since
the
mid-20th
century
.
