activism
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activism (countable and uncountable, plural activisms)
- The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.
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practice of using action to achieve a result
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French activisme. By surface analysis, activ + -ism.
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activism n (uncountable)
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declension of activism (singular only)
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) activism | activismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) activism | activismului |
vocative | activismule |