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Protesters, rebels and terrorists

activist

noun

someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve political or social change, especially someone who is a member of an organization

agitator

noun

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.

anarchist

noun

someone who believes that there should be no government or laws

campaigner

noun

someone who tries to achieve political or social change by persuading other people or the government to do something

conscientious objector

noun

someone who refuses to take part in a war because they are morally opposed to all war and violence

demonstrator

noun

someone who marches with other people in public to show that they support or oppose something

dissident

noun

someone who disagrees publicly with a government, especially in a country where this is not allowed

freedom fighter

noun

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.

guerilla

another spelling of guerrilla

guerrilla

noun

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.

insurgent

noun

someone who belongs to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force

lobbyist

noun

someone who lobbies politicians or other people in authority

marcher

noun

someone who is walking as part of a group of people protesting about something

militant

noun

someone who uses militant methods to achieve something

mutineer

noun

someone who takes part in a mutiny

pacifist

noun

someone who believes that violence is wrong and refuses to fight in wars

petitioner

noun

someone who organizes or signs a petition asking someone in authority to do something

protester

noun

someone who publicly shows their opposition to something such as a law or policy

radical

noun

someone who believes that important political or social changes are necessary

rebel

noun

someone who tries to remove a government or leader using force

rebel

noun

someone who opposes their leader, especially in politics

rebel

noun

someone who opposes people in authority or opposes accepted ways of doing things

revolutionary

noun

someone who supports or takes part in a revolution

subversive

noun

someone who tries to destroy a government or an established belief

suicide bomber

noun

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

suicide terrorist

noun

someone who attacks a person or a place and who intends to die while killing or destroying them, usually for political aims

terrorist

noun

someone who uses violence in order to achieve political aims

the Underground

noun

a group of people who take part in secret and usually illegal activities, especially against a government

unperson

noun

someone who is deliberately ignored in a country’s news and official records because the government does not approve of their political views

counter-revolutionary

noun

defector

noun

obstructionist

noun

rioter

noun

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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