activist

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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Recent Examples of activist To get there, these activists count various calls for a convention dating back to the late 1700s. 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 See All Example Sentences for activist

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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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