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activist

[ak-tuh-vist] / ˈæk tə vɪst /
NOUN
abolitionist
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NOUN
propagandist
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NOUN
protestor
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The family of the boy, named Mael, has said in a statement that he had "absolutely no involvement, whether directly or indirectly, in any activist or political activity whatsoever".

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Older debtors are the fastest-growing demographic of debtors,” said Eleni Schirmer, an organizer with the Debt Collective debtor activist organization, who is writing a book on the rise of aging borrowers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In 2025, Alysia McMillan, then a Republican activist, attended a news conference in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Militants within the organization saw the election as an opportunity to install a new, more activist leadership—one which would reenergize a movement that had stalled after winning most of the battles against legalized segregation.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dalit pauses to show me a tree planted long ago by her parents, who were co-founders of the kibbutz, known for its farming and peace activists.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In Madrid, activists and protesters have been camping for about a week in Puerta del Sol, one of the capital's main tourist squares.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Following pressure from anti-capital-punishment activists, pharmaceutical companies have placed restrictions on their drugs for use in executions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Ms. G showed us a video during Black History Month, about a group of Civil Rights activists, in the 1960s, who were inspired by Rosa Parks.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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