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activist

[ak-tuh-vist] / ˈæk tə vɪst /
NOUN
abolitionist
Synonyms
STRONG
advocate opponent revolutionary
NOUN
lobbyist
Synonyms
STRONG
powerbroker
WEAK
influence peddler mover and shaker person of influence pressure group
NOUN
militant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
combatant demonstrator fighter protester rioter
STRONG
belligerent objector partisan warrior
NOUN
obstructionist
Synonyms
STRONG
conscientious objector demonstrator dissenter objector protester rebel revolutionary separatist
NOUN
propagandist
Synonyms
STRONG
advocator apostle missionary proponent
NOUN
protestor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dissident militant
NOUN
tree hugger
Synonyms
WEAK
Green Panther conservationist ecologist green activist nature-lover preservationist

Example Sentences

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Another activist investor, Starboard Value, delivered a letter to CEO Michael Smith and the company’s directors in March.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“We can only attempt to persuade you to do the right things for your shareholder-partners,” the activist investor said in its letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The activist investor cited examples of layoffs at Meta and Block designed to boost efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Civil society doesn’t have a seat at the table,” said Manuel Cuesta Morúa, a longtime pro-democracy activist in Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Days before the second college semester began, we met the civil rights’ activist Harry Belafonte, who was motivated to meet us after seeing the Freedom Writers on television.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.