- ac|tiv|ist
- ac|tiv|ist «AK tuh vihst», noun, adjective.–n.a person who practices or supports activism: »
political activists.
–adj.1. of activism.2. of or having to do with activists: »activist groups.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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na|tiv|ist — «NAY tuh vihst», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who supports or favors political nativism. 2. a person who maintains the philosophical doctrine of innate ideas. 3. a Latin American writer supporting or advocating nativism. –adj. = nativistic.… … Useful english dictionary
cor´po|ra´tiv|ist — cor|po|ra|tiv|ism «KR puh RAY tuh VIHZ uhm», noun. the theory or system of a corporative state: »The dangers of a producer dominated economy tending to degenerate into syndicalism or corporativism outweigh the risks on economy resting on consumer … Useful english dictionary
per|spec´tiv|ist — per|spec|tiv|ism «puhr SPEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. Philosophy. the theory that everything is known only from particular perspectives. 2. the use of perspective in art or literature. –per|spec´tiv|ist, adjective, noun … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tiv|ist — «kuh LEHK tuh vihst», noun, adjective. –n. a person who favors or supports collectivism. –adj. = collectivistic. (Cf. ↑collectivistic) … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tiv|ist — «kuhm PAR uh tuh vihst», noun. = comparatist. (Cf. ↑comparatist) … Useful english dictionary
con|struc|tiv|ist — «kuhn STRUHK tuh vihst», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with constructivism; like constructivism: »an architect by profession, and the creator of a huge and rambling piece of constructivist sculpture (New Yorker). –n. a constructivist… … Useful english dictionary
e|co-ac|tiv|ist — «EE koh AK tuh vihst, EHK oh », noun. a person who is very active in matters dealing with the protection of the environment from pollution … Useful english dictionary
e|mo|tiv|ist — «ih MOH tuh vihst», noun. an advocate of emotivism … Useful english dictionary
gen|er|a|tiv|ist — «JEHN uh RAY tuh vihst», noun. a follower or advocate of generative linguistics … Useful english dictionary
in|ac|tiv|ist — «ihn AK tuh vihst», noun. a person who is not an activist: »Having been an activist for a very long time, I am now a masterly inactivist (Walter Lippmann) … Useful english dictionary
