activist

(noun)

A person who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change

Related Terms

Examples of activist in the following topics:

  • Legislative Agendas

    • The political agenda while shaped by government can be influenced by grassroots support from party activists at events, such as a party conference, and can even be shaped by non-governmental activist groups which have a political aim.

  • Judicial Activism and Restraint

    • The definition of judicial activism and which specific decisions are activist, is a controversial political issue.

  • Latinos

    • Additionally, many Latino political activists, who are more visible in their political participation, have often been quite different from the average Latino.
    • For example, these activists are generally less in need of government supports, and less likely to advocate for such programs.

  • The NAACP

    • Du Bois was a scholar and activist committed to full civil rights for all people.
    • This group of Black activists and scholars called for full civil liberties and an end to racial discrimination.

  • Forming Political Values

    • Student activists in the 1960s protested against US involvement in the Vietnam War.
    • Some activists developed more favorable attitudes toward government as they matured, had families, and became homeowners.

  • Assembling a Campaign Staff

    • Activists are the 'foot soldiers' loyal to the cause.
    • They are the true believers who will carry the run by volunteer activists.

  • Using Electoral Politics

    • The NCLC is a political cadre organization in the United States, founded and controlled by political activist Lyndon LaRouche, who has sometimes described it as a "philosophical association. "

  • Campaign Financing

  • The Republican Party

    • Founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854, it dominated politics nationally for most of the period 1860-1932.
    • Founded in the Northern states in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, modernizers, ex-Whigs and ex-Free Soldiers, the Republican Party quickly became the principal opposition to the dominant Southern Democratic Party.

  • African Americans

    • Civil rights leaders organized communities through churches and other community groups, and attracted the support of many white activists from northern states.
    • Between 1955 and 1968, acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience produced crisis situations between activists and government authorities.