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Activism

noun

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Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal wordnet

Etymology

From active + -ism.

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