as in supporter
a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society
Antiwar activists were protesting in the streets. political activists
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After the end of the apartheid regime, Tutu also served as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established to investigate acts of violence committed both by government forces and violent activists.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
In February and March of 1969, first at a New York legislative hearing and then at a church in Greenwich Village, a dozen feminist activists stood up and told stunned audiences about their abortions.
—TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
That's after many major U.S. employers already ditched their DEI programs in response to pressure from anti-diversity activists.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
The result, in which brave inmate activists Melvin Ray and Robert Earl Council leak vital information, and the filmmakers chase down leads with shoe-leather doggedness, should outrage the nation.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
In February and March of 1969, first at a New York legislative hearing and then at a church in Greenwich Village, a dozen feminist activists stood up and told stunned audiences about their abortions.
—TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
That's after many major U.S. employers already ditched their DEI programs in response to pressure from anti-diversity activists.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
The result, in which brave inmate activists Melvin Ray and Robert Earl Council leak vital information, and the filmmakers chase down leads with shoe-leather doggedness, should outrage the nation.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Activist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activist. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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