activism
noun
ac·tiv·ism
ˈak-ti-ˌvi-zəm 
: a doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue
political activism
environmental activism
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Lawmakers honor Riley Gaines’ activism House Republicans presented former swimmer and conservative activist Riley Gaines with a resolution recognizing her work against participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
In the years following his retirement from professional football, Kaepernick pivoted to activism through his nonprofit Know Your Rights Camp, as well as entertainment and media.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
The agreement, announced on July 23, allows the university, which has become synonymous with pro-Palestinian activism and a hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty, to access hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen federal grants and other federal funding.
—Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
This effort emerged from the activism on college campuses that produced the creation of groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which was formed in 1960 and was known for organizing sit-ins and the Freedom Summer voter outreach project in 1964.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
In the years following his retirement from professional football, Kaepernick pivoted to activism through his nonprofit Know Your Rights Camp, as well as entertainment and media.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
The agreement, announced on July 23, allows the university, which has become synonymous with pro-Palestinian activism and a hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty, to access hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen federal grants and other federal funding.
—Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
This effort emerged from the activism on college campuses that produced the creation of groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which was formed in 1960 and was known for organizing sit-ins and the Freedom Summer voter outreach project in 1964.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Activism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/activism. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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