noun · neutral
activist
/ˈæktɪvɪst/AC·tiv·ist
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a person who campaigns to bring about social or political change
Examples
“She became an environmental activist after seeing pollution in her town.”
“Local activists organised a peaceful march.”
“Student activists campaigned for lower tuition fees.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local activists organised a peaceful march to pressure the council into improving recycling services.”
Collocations
- environmental activist
- political activist
- student activist
Word family
active adjectiveactivity nounactivism nounactivist noun
Common mistakes
He is an activist for environment.→He is an environmental activist.
She activists for change.→She is an activist.
Say it for a higher band
5protester→6campaigner→7+activist
Synonyms
campaigner
Easily confused
protester
“Many protestors gathered outside the parliament.”
Related words
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In -ist
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