Used in a Sentence

activists

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for activists.

Editorial note

These days Mozilla comes across as a bunch of whiners and activists rather than a technology company.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of activists gathered in one view.

noun

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for activists.

noun

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

noun

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

Example sentences

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These days Mozilla comes across as a bunch of whiners and activists rather than a technology company.

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There's very much a tendency for feminist activists to throw their femme sisters under the bus, and it bothers me.

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It's quite good and covers all the details of how the ship is wanted by Interpol and where these activists get the legal authority for what they do out there.

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The scenario above assumes that one member of the trifecta defects and votes with the activists.

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I agree so far as some progressive activists are fighting against being offended rather than fighting for rights.

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He claimed that Epstein publishes primarily opinion pieces in scientific journals, which are then cited by activists as if they are actual research.

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From what I have heard from activists on the ground it can often be hundreds of dollars a month.

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The second chunk of cash — just under $100,000 — came from Internews, an NGO aimed at funding and training dissident and activists abroad.

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His situation is not unlike that of politically persecuted activists elsewhere.

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Unfortunately, in the quest for a good story, the activists may give their critics so much scientific firepower as to eventually lose the political battle.

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And then there's the issue of state surveillance being used as a weapon against activists and campaigners who might embarrass those in positions of power.

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Just that Microsoft's policy reflects reality where competitors and activists and politicians are inclined to use privacy regulations for purposes orthogonal to any actual concern about privacy.

Quote examples

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The complaints about inaccuracy of the "activists" are so hard to swallow when the skeptics have been throwing every dirty trick in the book to successfully derail any progress for decades now.

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At some point it would simply be optimal to record your own surrounding for your own sake, lest you end up as a juicy target for rising democratic prosecutor or attention hungry "Activists".

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As a side note, it is interesting to see that social activists are pushing really hard for women to be able to join elite units on a "free will" basis, but not at all for girls to be required to enroll into selective service.

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(Some of them even organize "edit-a-thons" with other activists in a team effort to quickly skew a page.) Once the page has become biased, progress to fix it stalls to a standstill because they will fight every change tooth and nail, and because they can dogpile to create the appearance of a consensus in the talk page, they succeed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use activists in a sentence?

These days Mozilla comes across as a bunch of whiners and activists rather than a technology company.

What does activists mean?

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

What part of speech is activists?

activists is commonly used as noun.