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activism definition

ac·tiv·ism (ak′tə viz′əm)

noun

the doctrine or policy of taking positive, direct action to achieve an end, esp. a political or social end

Related Forms:

  • activist ac′·tiv·ist adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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