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['æktɪvɪst]сущ.а) (человек, активно отстаивающий свою позицию; сторонник активных действий)activist president — президент, проводящий активную политику
б) (член активистской организации, часто оппозиционного, радикального толка)Last year, human rights activists attempted to hold an illegal protest. — В прошлом году активисты-правозащитники пытались провести несанкционированную акцию протеста.
The gay activist is a person who uses public protests and other methods to try and improve the way homosexuals are treated by society. — Активист движения за права гомосексуалистов - это человек, который использует различные формы публичных выступлений, пытаясь улучшить отношение общества к гомосексуалистам.
Syn:в) филос. ( приверженец теории активизма) -
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сущ.1) активизма) фил. (концепция, согласно которой сущность человека заключается не в созерцании, а в деятельном преобразовании внешнего мира; предполагает обязательный переход от наблюдения к делу, от теории к практике; характерно для философии И. Канта, И. Фихте, Ф. Ницше и др.)б) эк., №7 = economic activism2) пол. активизм, активность, движение (организованная систематическая деятельность людей, направленная на осуществление каких-л. изменений в обществе в отличие от пассивного ожидания этих изменений; часто ассоциируется с деятельностью радикальных, левых, правозащитных и т. п. партий)A renewed wave of anti-corporate activism is underway, particularly targeting the apparel industry and other areas of consumer manufacturing. — Нарастает новая волна антикорпоративной активности, направленная против производителей одежды, а также других потребительских товаров.
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