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Vinony

activism

noun

  1. efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, religious, economic, or environmental change, or stasis
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Pronunciation: /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/ / [ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English activism From active + -ism.

  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.

    “That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.”