activism

IPA: ˈæktɪvɪzʌm

The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.

Examples of "activism" in Sentences

But here the purpose of the activity was one of activism.
This requires a radical reduction in activism-related flying.
And, unfortunately, that's what you call activism, judicial activism.
The term activism by Mark Sashine on Monday, Aug 31, 2009 at 9: 14: 05 AM
Their 'activism' is far more detrimental to America than Acorn ever was. russell
"Their policy is playing to the [Kenyan public] gallery, which we call activism diplomacy," he said, calling the warnings on travel bans part of "a big bully blackmail system."
But since he's a conservative, that kind of activism is okay with the right because it's their kind of activism, proving again the axiom, IOKIYAR (It's Okay If You're A Republican).
Oh, to be a young believer in Philadelphia right now, where the spirit of Christian activism is mingling vigorously with an apparently unkillable strain of old-school countercultural Jesus-freakery.
Updated 11: 06: Sen. Feingold is now attacking the activism of the Roberts Court, while noting that there appears to be no fixed definition of the term \ "judicial activism\" other than \ "having opinions one does not like.