as in supporter
a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society
Antiwar activists were protesting in the streets. political activists
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To get there, these activists count various calls for a convention dating back to the late 1700s.
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Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
The crowd carried a wide variety of signs, referencing subjects from Russia to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist who was arrested by immigration authorities.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
Chinese Communist Party leaders have accused the NED of trying to destabilize the country by supporting Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong human rights activists.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Bode, the disability rights activist who became the first wheelchair user to play the role of Nessarose in Wicked in Jon M. Chu’s film, will receive the NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
The crowd carried a wide variety of signs, referencing subjects from Russia to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist who was arrested by immigration authorities.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
Chinese Communist Party leaders have accused the NED of trying to destabilize the country by supporting Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong human rights activists.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Bode, the disability rights activist who became the first wheelchair user to play the role of Nessarose in Wicked in Jon M. Chu’s film, will receive the NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Activist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activist. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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