"activism" meaning in English

See activism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪz.m̩/ [US], /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm̩/ [US] Forms: activisms [plural]
Etymology: active + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|active|ism}} active + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} activism (countable and uncountable, plural activisms)
  1. The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue. Wikipedia link: activism Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: activist, activistic Translations (practice of using action to achieve a result): نَشَاطِيَّة (našāṭiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), activisme [masculine] (Catalan), 行動主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 行动主义 (xíngdòngzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), aktivismus [masculine] (Czech), aktivisme [common-gender] (Danish), activisme [neuter] (Dutch), aktivismo (Esperanto), aktivismi (Finnish), activisme [masculine] (French), activismo [masculine] (Galician), Aktivismus [masculine] (German), ακτιβισμός (aktivismós) [masculine] (Greek), aktívismi [masculine] (Icelandic), aktivisme (Indonesian), attivismo [masculine] (Italian), aktivisme [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), activisme [masculine] (Occitan), aktywizm [masculine] (Polish), ativismo [masculine] (Portuguese), акти́вность (aktívnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), активи́зм (aktivízm) [especially] (Russian), aktivizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), activismo [masculine] (Spanish), aktivism (Swedish), eylemcilik (Turkish), aktivizm (Turkish), etkincilik (Turkish), активі́зм (aktyvízm) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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