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noun

activist

a militant reformer

In a sentence

Six example sentences with activist, each labelled with its topic.

  • The activist spent a decade knocking on doors until the city council finally passed the tenant protection ordinance.

    Politics

  • A young activist filed suit after the state refused to release records about groundwater testing in her county.

    Law

  • Activists chained themselves to the harbor gates, demanding an end to the dredging that was smothering the reef.

    Environment

  • The activist toured the mill towns in 1912, urging workers to demand a shorter week and holding rallies in every square.

    History

  • The folk singer was an activist before she was a performer, and every song she wrote began life as a speech.

    Music

  • The point guard became an activist off the court, pressing the league to fund schools in his hometown.

    Basketball

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