activism

Noun

Meaning

a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

force function play movement working action business active activity occupation operation behavior defense involvement striking
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Antonyms

still rest failure slow entertainment quiet
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Hypernyms

policy

Related terms

activist activistic

Phrases with the word

social activism civic activism collective political activism women's activism adolescent activism nonviolent activism

Examples

Activism is my rent for living on this planet. Alice Walker

I hate dogma in any form. I hated it in the Catholic Church and Girl Scout troops of the 1950s, and I hate in in gay activism and established feminism today. Camille Paglia

When feminism and gay activism set themselves against organized religion, they have the obligation to put something better in its place. Camille Paglia

There is no gay leader anywhere near the stature of Martin Luther King, because black activism drew on the profound spiritual tradition of the church, to which gay political rhetoric is childishly hostile. Camille Paglia

I intend to go right on appointing highly qualified individuals of the highest personal integrity to the bench, individuals who understand the danger of short-circuiting the electoral process and disenfranchising the people through judicial activism. Ronald Reagan

Because it's no longer enough to be a decent person. It's no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself. Joss Whedon

Close letter words and terms

activeness activewear activin activist activist court activist courts