activist
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someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve political or social change, especially someone who is a member of an organization
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someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve political or social change, especially someone who is a member of an organization
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someone who organizes and persuades people to join a protest or political activity. This word shows that you do not approve of people like this.
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someone who tries to achieve political or social change by persuading other people or the government to do something
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someone who refuses to take part in a war because they are morally opposed to all war and violence
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someone who marches with other people in public to show that they support or oppose something
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someone who disagrees publicly with a government, especially in a country where this is not allowed
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someone who opposes a cruel or unfair government by fighting against it using weapons, usually as part of an organized group. This word is used by people who support these actions.
another spelling of guerrilla
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a member of a military group that is not official and usually wants to change a political situation. Their main method is to make unexpected attacks in small groups.
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someone who belongs to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force
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someone who organizes or signs a petition asking someone in authority to do something
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someone who attacks a person or a place with a bomb and who intends to die while killing or destroying them, usually for political aims
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someone who attacks a person or a place and who intends to die while killing or destroying them, usually for political aims
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a group of people who take part in secret and usually illegal activities, especially against a government
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someone who is deliberately ignored in a country’s news and official records because the government does not approve of their political views
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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