activism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/ (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- [ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩] (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- audio Brisbane
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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) 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.
2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| activisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lactivism · artivism · hyperactivism · judicial activism · hactivism · hacktivism · clicktivism · intactivism · e-activism · kayaktivism · craftivism · inactivism · transactivism · hashtivism · nonactivism · microactivism · cyberactivism · proactivism · leaktivism · slacktivism · ecoactivism
Relateds
Translations (30)
da aktivisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · fi aktivismi (practice of using action to achieve a result) · pt ativismo (practice of using action to achieve a result) · ru активи́зм (practice of using action to achieve a result) · ru акти́вность (practice of using action to achieve a result) · sv aktivism (practice of using action to achieve a result) · nb aktivisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · id aktivisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · eo aktivismo (practice of using action to achieve a result) · tr eylemcilik (practice of using action to achieve a result) · ar نَشَاطِيَّة (practice of using action to achieve a result) · cmn 行動主義 /行动主义 (practice of using action to achieve a result) · tr etkincilik (practice of using action to achieve a result) · oc activisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · el ακτιβισμός (practice of using action to achieve a result) · sh aktivizam (practice of using action to achieve a result) · kmr aktîvîzm (practice of using action to achieve a result) · is aktívismi (practice of using action to achieve a result) · tr aktivizm (practice of using action to achieve a result) · mi tūtohetohetanga (practice of using action to achieve a result) · pl aktywizm (practice of using action to achieve a result) · ca activisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · nl activisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · gl activismo (practice of using action to achieve a result) · cs aktivismus (practice of using action to achieve a result) · it attivismo (practice of using action to achieve a result) · de Aktivismus (practice of using action to achieve a result) · fr activisme (practice of using action to achieve a result) · es activismo (practice of using action to achieve a result) · uk активі́зм (practice of using action to achieve a result)