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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

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activism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • encourage: Funding targeted specifically at encouraging local activism could help to break the cycle.

Adjective modifier

  • judicial: More often than not, however, the judicial activism of the ECJ has been a force for good.

Modifies a noun

  • gathering: Have you been to any of the 2004 bi activism gatherings?

Noun used with modifier

  • shareholder: Why have you come to favor a strategy of shareholder activism?

Possessives

  • woman: They split bitterly on the role of women's activism.

Preposition: in

  • country: Expanding such campaigns and rolling them out across other campuses can play an essential role in developing student activism in this country.
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