Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of direct, often confrontational action, such as a demonstration or strike, in opposition to or support of a cause.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The practice of using
action to achieve a result, such aspolitical demonstration or astrike in support of or inopposition to anissue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
Etymologies
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Examples
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Updated 11: 06: Sen. Feingold is now attacking the activism of the Roberts Court, while noting that there appears to be no fixed definition of the term \ "judicial activism\" other than \ "having opinions one does not like.
Doug Kendall: Liveblogging the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings 2009
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The term activism by Mark Sashine on Monday, Aug 31, 2009 at 9: 14: 05 AM
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"Their policy is playing to the [Kenyan public] gallery, which we call activism diplomacy," he said, calling the warnings on travel bans part of "a big bully blackmail system."
U.S. Ups Criticism, Pressure On Kenya Sarah Childress 2010
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"Their policy is playing to the [Kenyan public] gallery, which we call activism diplomacy," he said, calling the warnings on travel bans part of "a big bully blackmail system."
U.S. Ups Criticism, Pressure On Kenya Sarah Childress 2010
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And, unfortunately, that's what you call activism, judicial activism.
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Their 'activism' is far more detrimental to America than Acorn ever was. russell
FRC spot looks to tie public option to abortion funding 2009
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But since he's a conservative, that kind of activism is okay with the right because it's their kind of activism, proving again the axiom, IOKIYAR (It's Okay If You're A Republican).
November 2005 2005
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Oh, to be a young believer in Philadelphia right now, where the spirit of Christian activism is mingling vigorously with an apparently unkillable strain of old-school countercultural Jesus-freakery.
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This requires a radical reduction in activism-related flying.
Joseph Nevins: Flying & Activism Joseph Nevins 2010
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This requires a radical reduction in activism-related flying.
Joseph Nevins: Flying & Activism Joseph Nevins 2010
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