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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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Recent Examples of activists
The platform’s private servers let activists organize out of the public eye, often under pseudonyms, and use text and calling features.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But, years before Dobbs, a group of activists calling themselves the Respect New Mexico Women campaign began petitioning lawmakers to overturn the ban.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Israel said the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was carrying plenty of activists, but no aid.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Israeli naval ships intercepted a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza and detained several activists, including Greta Thunberg.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Many local and international media organizations were banned, and activists were arrested.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Those concerns reached critical mass when the Citizens’ Board of Inquiry into Hunger and Malnutrition, launched by a group of anti-hunger activists, issued a report in 1968, Hunger USA.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Festival delegates alongside local activists hosted a demonstration of over 3,000 people last Saturday at the festival’s main gala venue in protest against the violence in Gaza.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Some Los Angeles activists violently protested ICE enforcement earlier this year.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But, years before Dobbs, a group of activists calling themselves the Respect New Mexico Women campaign began petitioning lawmakers to overturn the ban.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Israel said the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was carrying plenty of activists, but no aid.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Israeli naval ships intercepted a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza and detained several activists, including Greta Thunberg.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Many local and international media organizations were banned, and activists were arrested.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Those concerns reached critical mass when the Citizens’ Board of Inquiry into Hunger and Malnutrition, launched by a group of anti-hunger activists, issued a report in 1968, Hunger USA.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Festival delegates alongside local activists hosted a demonstration of over 3,000 people last Saturday at the festival’s main gala venue in protest against the violence in Gaza.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Some Los Angeles activists violently protested ICE enforcement earlier this year.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for activists
supporters
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The chorus of boos at the final whistle showed what supporters made of it.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Activists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activists. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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