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activist

[ak-tuh-vist] / ˈæk tə vɪst /
NOUN
abolitionist
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NOUN
propagandist
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NOUN
protestor
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Samuel Tunick, an activist in a campaign to stop construction of a police training center in Georgia, is accused of destroying evidence during the January 24, 2025 incident at Atlanta's airport.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Many years later, activist Angela Davis credited Saar, and “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima,” with starting the Black women’s movement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The chain has experienced other problems as well, including remodels that backfired, agitation among activist investors and same-store sales that have wobbled over Masino’s three-year tenure.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Last week, Cracker Barrel said it would divest itself from its Maple Street Biscuit Co. business, a plank of Biglari’s activist campaign with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Barbara took time out from her work as a labor activist to set down her memories.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Callais, dismantling the work that thousands of activists had spilled blood, sweat, and tears over.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Creativity helps form and inspire social movements, and Smith believed that art serves as spiritual and psychological nourishment for activists.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

A main topic of discussion was a possible boycott against Home Depot, which activists say has not done enough to stop the raids.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

But the bill angered unions, activists and Park, who say the challenge goes beyond Coupang.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I learned about the music of the apartheid era and how it was the musicians and artists, even more than the politicians and activists, who informed the world about the country’s injustices.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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