"activist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-activist.wav [UK] Forms: activist [singular], activists [plural]
Etymology: active + -ist Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|active|ist}} active + -ist Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An activist is someone who is trying to change a situation, especially one that is political or environmental.
    Sense id: simple-activist-en-noun-vHMSM4gm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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