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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 activists
The pandemic boosted the profiles and pocketbooks of anti-vaccine organizations and activists, but none more than Children’s Health Defense and Kennedy.
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The prospect of a new alliance between these transatlantic political bedfellows is deeply alarming for independent experts, activists and political opponents.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Their passivity before campus activists has stoked an atmosphere that invites mob violence, chaos, and disrespect for our nation’s foundational rights.
—Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, 10 young activists from the group Mother Nature Cambodia were sentenced to up to six years in prison, each on charges of conspiring against the state, a conviction that was condemned by opposition politicians in exile and prominent youth environmentalist Greta Thunberg.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Black women activists of older ages plan to continue grooming the next generation.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Richardson also looked up to civil rights activists Fannie Lou Hamer, a grassroots organizer in Mississippi, and Ella Baker, who served in roles with the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and SNCC.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
But the recent removal of four dams on the Klamath is bringing new hope among biologists, environmental activists and Indigenous leaders that the fish could begin to recover.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But her parents were academics and political activists in a country where politics have historically been fiercely secular, separated from the Catholic Church and religion generally.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The prospect of a new alliance between these transatlantic political bedfellows is deeply alarming for independent experts, activists and political opponents.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Their passivity before campus activists has stoked an atmosphere that invites mob violence, chaos, and disrespect for our nation’s foundational rights.
—Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, 10 young activists from the group Mother Nature Cambodia were sentenced to up to six years in prison, each on charges of conspiring against the state, a conviction that was condemned by opposition politicians in exile and prominent youth environmentalist Greta Thunberg.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Black women activists of older ages plan to continue grooming the next generation.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Richardson also looked up to civil rights activists Fannie Lou Hamer, a grassroots organizer in Mississippi, and Ella Baker, who served in roles with the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and SNCC.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
But the recent removal of four dams on the Klamath is bringing new hope among biologists, environmental activists and Indigenous leaders that the fish could begin to recover.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But her parents were academics and political activists in a country where politics have historically been fiercely secular, separated from the Catholic Church and religion generally.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Activists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activists. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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