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ACTIVISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("activism" is a kind of...):
policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)
Derivation:
activist (a militant reformer)
activistic (advocating or engaged in activism)