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Definition of activist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

activist

noun
 
/ˈæktɪvɪst/
 
/ˈæktɪvɪst/
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  1. a person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims
    • human/civil/animal rights activists
    • Thousands of environmental activists joined the march to demand action on climate change.
    • The Prime Minister will face party activists when he addresses the party conference tomorrow.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryActivist is used before these nouns:
    • judge
    Activist is used after these nouns:
    • community
    • disability
    • labour
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