activist

Example Sentences

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But when Knight found out about the Debt Collective, a borrowers’ union advocating for debt cancellation, she became an activist.

From Salon

Many activists agree with the US plan as a way forward, including lawyer and opposition activist MarÍa Oropeza, 31, who live‑streamed her arrest in 2024.

From BBC

That’s clear enough, which is why activists are always trying to gut it.

From The Wall Street Journal

And Charlie Kirk - the late political activist who toured US college campuses preaching right-wing views - has become something of a hero among a small group of young British people online.

From BBC

He would triumph again five years later with "Milk," in which he portrayed Harvey Milk, the San Francisco activist who became one of the first openly gay men elected to US public office.

From Barron's