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A policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
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activism
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Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social , political , economic , or environmental change, or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society and to correct social injustice. Forms of activism range from writing letters to ...
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n. a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1920 in the political sense; see activist + -ism . Earlier (1907) it was used in reference to a philosophical theory.
Usage examples of activism.
Broadly speaking, the Twelvers are considered political quietists as opposed to the Zaydis who favor political activism, and the Ismailis who are identified with esoteric and gnostic religious doctrines.
Jakub exhibits the same monstrous subjectivism but not the feverish activism of his Russian counterpart.
Footage from the trials had formed and informed the first film, but the filmmakers decided to base the sequel on creation of the Web site and the activism it had spawned.
Paul Brandeis, a Hollywood producer who'd won international acclaim with his films on a variety of ecological and animal-rights causes, had swept her into a whole new world of celebrities, parties, and popular activism.
In the jargon of activism, Global Witness was an NGO, or nongovernmental organization.
Considering itself an army against the newly established Protestant Reformation in Europe, its political and religious activism led to its rapid growth and great influence.