activist
/ˈæktɪvɪst/noun
उच्चारण ऐक्टिविस्ट
कार्यकर्ता, आंदोलनकारी
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a person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims
कार्यकर्ता, आंदोलनकारी
- environmental activists
- a human rights activist
- The activist spent years campaigning for clean drinking water.
+ 2 more examples
- Student activists organised a rally against plastic waste.
- A women's rights activist addressed the crowd in the park.
Synonyms campaigner crusader militant reformer advocate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a(n) + activist
Activist begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an', not 'a'.
'Activist' स्वर ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए इसके पहले 'an' आता है, 'a' नहीं।
- Radhika's mother is an activist who works for women's education.
noun + activist
Put the cause before activist to say what the person campaigns for, as in human rights activist.
व्यक्ति किस उद्देश्य के लिए काम करता है, यह बताने के लिए उद्देश्य का नाम 'activist' से पहले रखा जाता है।
- A well-known environmental activist addressed the students.
- Local activists collected signatures in the market.
activist + for / against
Use activist for a cause or activist against something you oppose.
किसी उद्देश्य के पक्ष में 'activist for' और किसी चीज़ के विरोध में 'activist against' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He became an activist against child labour.
activist vs active
An activist campaigns for change; active describes anyone who is busy or energetic. Use the adjective active, not activist, for a lively person.
Activist बदलाव के लिए अभियान चलाता है, जबकि 'active' किसी भी फुर्तीले व्यक्ति के लिए adjective है।
- She is an active member of the school library club.
+Collocations 4
adjective + activist
politicalsocialenvironmentaltribal rightsleading
- The social activist walked 200 kilometres to raise awareness about clean water.
activist + noun
groupmovementleadernetworkcampaign
- An activist group organised a cleanliness drive on the riverbank.
verb + activist
arrestdetainsupportmeetinspire
- The police detained several activists outside the collectorate.
activist + verb
campaignprotestpetitiondemandcall for
- Activists called for stricter laws against plastic bags.
“More examples 5
- The activist spent twenty years fighting for the rights of farm workers.
उस कार्यकर्ता ने बीस वर्ष खेत मज़दूरों के अधिकारों के लिए संघर्ष किया।
- Student activists have started a drive to keep the college campus plastic-free.
विद्यार्थी कार्यकर्ताओं ने कॉलेज परिसर को प्लास्टिक-मुक्त रखने का अभियान शुरू किया है।
- Wildlife activists oppose the plan to cut the forest near the tiger reserve.
वन्यजीव कार्यकर्ता टाइगर रिज़र्व के पास जंगल काटने की योजना का विरोध करते हैं।
- An activist's job is not easy because people often ignore their message.
एक कार्यकर्ता का काम आसान नहीं होता, क्योंकि लोग अक्सर उसके संदेश की अनदेखी करते हैं।
- The government invited activists and teachers to discuss the new education policy.
सरकार ने नई शिक्षा नीति पर चर्चा के लिए कार्यकर्ताओं और शिक्षकों को आमंत्रित किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My uncle is a activist of our town.
✓ My uncle is an activist in our town.
Use 'an' before a vowel sound, and 'in' to place a person in a town.
स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है, और शहर में रहने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ She is a very activist girl in school.
✓ She is a very active girl in school.
Use the adjective active for a lively person; activist is a noun.
फुर्तीली लड़की के लिए adjective 'active' आता है; 'activist' एक noun है।
✗ The activists protested against to the new policy.
✓ The activists protested against the new policy.
Against is already a preposition and cannot be followed by to.
'Against' स्वयं preposition है, इसके बाद 'to' नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ac·tiv·ist
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who works for social change is an activist or reformer; one who fights for a cause a crusader; one who protects the environment an environmentalist or conservationist.
सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए काम करने वाला activist या reformer; किसी उद्देश्य के लिए लड़ने वाला crusader; पर्यावरण की रक्षा करने वाला environmentalist या conservationist।
General knowledge
Medha Patkar (Narmada Bachao Andolan), Sunderlal Bahuguna (Chipko movement) and Kailash Satyarthi (child rights; Nobel Peace Prize 2014) are well-known Indian activists.
मेधा पाटकर (नर्मदा बचाओ आंदोलन), सुंदरलाल बहुगुणा (चिपको आंदोलन) और कैलाश सत्यार्थी (बाल अधिकार; नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार 2014) प्रसिद्ध भारतीय कार्यकर्ता हैं।