activist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]activist (plural activists)
- One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
- 2023 January 11, “Network News: Court decision overturned: Six HS2 activists face retrial”, in RAIL, number 974, page 9:
- The six activists will now face a retrial at Highbury Magistrates' Court, in front of a new judge.
- One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- activistic
- activist investor
- activist judge
- activist justice
- actorvist
- animal activist
- antiactivist
- artivist
- blacktivist
- clicktivist
- craftivist
- cyberactivist
- direct activist
- e-activist
- ecoactivist
- fat activist
- fracktivist
- hacktivist
- inactivist
- intactivist
- kayaktivist
- leaktivist
- nonactivist
- proactivist
- raptivist
- slacktivist
- transactivist
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]one who is politically active
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Adjective
[edit]activist (comparative more activist, superlative most activist)
- Behaving as an activist.
- 1971 September 26, “They Will Affect The Nation For Years To Come”, in New York Times:
- Even in the area of free speech, Justice Harlan sometimes emerged as more activist than his brother
- 2000 April 13, William Safire, “Essay: Here Come the Big Parades”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:
- These cell-phoned crowds are activist but not militant; today’s “mobe” is no mob.
- 2009 December 10, “Angst Over GM's Activist Board”, in BusinessWeek:
- Now GM has what may well be the most activist board ever.
- 2012 June 1, “Gov. Christie's court pick blocked”, in Cherry Hill Courier Post (NJ):
- Gov. Chris Christie has long complained that New Jersey's Supreme Court is too liberal and too activist
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originated in the early 20th century. Equivalent to actief + -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]activist m (plural activisten, no diminutive, feminine activiste)
- an activist
- (historical) a Flemish nationalist who cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: aktivis
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]activist m (plural activiști, feminine equivalent activistă)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | activist | activistul | activiști | activiștii |
| genitive-dative | activist | activistului | activiști | activiștilor |
| vocative | activistule | activiștilor | ||
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