activist

Definition

  • noun: a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society
  • synonyms: militant, mover and shaker, active
see also: activism

Examples

  • Antiwar 'activists' were protesting in the streets.

  • an environmental 'activist'

  • political 'activists'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) This one's doing stem cell research. Which obviously doesn't matter, but it matters. Ah, it's great. T‐shirt activism. Anytime we cash in on a cause, it always means cha‐ching, cha‐ching. That's a cash register. Yeah, maybe (..)
    2020 TvShow: Superstore Title: Lady Boss Season: 5 Episode 11
  • (..) no such thing as a boy anymore. Or a girl. Just a vast sea of chubby "theys" and "thems," so coddled by their sanctimonious woke parents who think activism is virtue-signaling on Instagram. If Martin Luther King could come back, and see what they were doing in his name, (..)
    2022 TvShow: Family Guy Title: First Blood Season: 20 Episode 19
  • (..) and fellated him. That's, like, a lot more sex than I remember going on in the courtroom. Don't limit your activism to just the mere world of computers. Take it to the streets. We need more foot soldiers in the streets to fuck up shit. (..)
    2014 The Hacker Wars