activist

activist

English

Etymology

active +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/

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Noun

activist (plural activists)

1. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
   • 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:

     It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.

   • 2023 January 11, “Network News: Court decision overturned: Six HS2 activists face retrial”, in RAIL, number 974, page 9:

     The six activists will now face a retrial at Highbury Magistrates' Court, in front of a new judge.

2. One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.

Synonyms

• mover and shaker

Derived terms

• activistic
• activist investor
• activist judge
• activist justice
• animal activist
• direct activist
• e-activist

 

Related terms

• activism

Translations

one who is politically active

Arabic: نَاشِط‎ m (nāšiṭ), نَاشِطَة‎ f (nāšiṭa) Armenian: ակտիվիստ (hy) (aktivist) Belarusian: актыві́ст m (aktyvíst), актыві́стка f (aktyvístka) Bulgarian: активи́ст (bg) m (aktivíst), активи́стка f (aktivístka) Catalan: activista m or f Chechen: жигархо (žigarxo) Chinese: Mandarin: 活躍分子／活跃分子 (huóyuè fènzǐ), 活動分子／活动分子 (huódòng fènzǐ), 活動家／活动家 (zh) (huódòngjiā), 積極分子／积极分子 (jījí fènzǐ) Czech: aktivista m, aktivistka (cs) f Danish: aktivist (da) c Dutch: activist (nl) m, activiste (nl) f Esperanto: aktivulo Estonian: aktivist Finnish: aktivisti (fi) French: militant (fr) m, militante (fr) f Galician: activista (gl) m or f Georgian: აქტივისტი (akṭivisṭi) German: Aktivist (de) m, Aktivistin (de) f Greek: ακτιβιστής (el) m (aktivistís) Hebrew: פָּעִיל‎ (he) m (pa'íl), פְּעִילָה‎ f (pe'ilá) Hungarian: aktivista (hu) Icelandic: aðgerðasinni m Ido: aktivisto Italian: attivista (it) m or f Japanese: 活動家 (かつどうか, katsudōka) Kazakh: белсенді (kk) (belsendı) Korean: 활동가(活動家) (ko) (hwaldongga) Macedonian: активи́ст m (aktivíst), активи́стка f (aktivístka) Maori: kaiwhakatūtū Norman: activiste m or f Occitan: activista m or f Persian: فعال‎ (fa) (fa'âl) Polish: aktywista (pl) m, aktywistka (pl) f, działacz (pl) m, działaczka (pl) f Portuguese: ativista (pt) m or f Romanian: activist (ro) m, activistă (ro) f Russian: активи́ст (ru) m (aktivíst), активи́стка (ru) f (aktivístka) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: актѝвист m, активиста, актѝвистица f Roman: aktìvist (sh) m, aktivista (sh) m, aktìvistica (sh) f Slovak: aktivista m, aktivistka f Slovene: aktivist m, aktivistka f Spanish: activista (es) m or f Swahili: mwanaharakati Swedish: aktivist (sv) c Thai: นักประท้วง (nák-bprà-túuang) Turkish: eylemci (tr), etkinci (tr), aktivist (tr) Ukrainian: активі́ст (uk) m (aktyvíst), активі́стка (uk) f (aktyvístka) Vietnamese: phần tử tích cực Welsh: ymgyrchydd m or f, ymgyrchwraig f, ymgyrchwr m or f Yiddish: אַקטיוויסט‎ m (aktivist), אַקטיוויסטין‎ f (aktivistin)

Adjective

activist (comparative more activist, superlative most activist)

1. Behaving as an activist.
   • 1971 September 26, “They Will Affect The Nation For Years To Come”, in New York Times:

     Even in the area of free speech, Justice Harlan sometimes emerged as more activist than his brother

   • 2009 December 10, “Angst Over GM's Activist Board”, in BusinessWeek:

     Now GM has what may well be the most activist board ever.

   • 2012 June 1, “Gov. Christie's court pick blocked”, in Cherry Hill Courier Post (NJ):

     Gov. Chris Christie has long complained that New Jersey's Supreme Court is too liberal and too activist

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Etymology

Originated in the early 20th century. Equivalent to actief +‎ -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑk.tiˈvɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧ti‧vist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

activist m (plural activisten, feminine activiste)

1. An activist.
2. (historical) A Flemish nationalist who cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War.

Derived terms

• activistisch
• klimaatactivist

Related terms

• activisme

Descendants

• → Indonesian: aktivis

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Romanian

Noun

activist m (plural activiști, feminine equivalent activistă)

1. activist

Declension

Declension of activist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) activist	activistul	(niște) activiști	activiștii
genitive/dative	(unui) activist	activistului	(unor) activiști	activiștilor
vocative	activistule		activiștilor