| 单词 | activist |
| 释义 | activist (once / 808 pages) nadj An activist is a person who campaigns for some kind of social change. When you participate in a march protesting the closing of a neighborhood library, you're an activist. Someone who's actively involved in a protest or a political or social cause can be called an activist. Demonstrations, strikes, and sit-ins are all ways that an activist might work toward the change she believes in. The root word of activist is the Latin actus, "a doing, a driving force, or an impulse." Someone who acts on what she believes is an activist. WORD FAMILYactivist: activists+/activism: activist, activistic USAGE EXAMPLESPerformed in Russian with English subtitles, the play centers on three real Belarussian women — two journalists and an activist — jailed during the 2010 presidential elections. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Rohingya activists said that police retaliated by detaining all males older than 8 for two days. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) At that meeting, according to participants, Trump agreed to further meetings with anti-vaccine activists. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a militant reformer Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper militant Malcolm Little militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) Elijah Muhammadleader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975) Black Muslim an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam Black Panthera member of the Black Panthers political party crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer a disputant who advocates reform 2adj advocating or engaged in activism Syn activistic active disposed to take action or effectuate change |
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