passive consumer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpassiveandconsumer
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passive
adjective
uk/ˈpæs.ɪv/us/ˈpæs.ɪv/
languagespecialized
The passive form of a verb is being used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes ...
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consumer
noun[C]
uk/kənˈsjuː.mər/us/kənˈsuː.mɚ/
a person who buys goods or services for their ...
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(Definition ofpassiveandconsumerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpassive consumer
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To resist thepassiveconsumer/fan tag, male record collectors often adopt a bohemian, anticommercial stance, typically by 'valorising the obscure' and transgressive.
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We should transform our students frompassiveconsumerto active maker.
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It differs from the traditionalpassiveconsumermarket of the past.
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Local communities were not passive consumers of state ideology but actively participated in the propagation of both corporate and indigenous religious systems.
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We will not play our part as passive consumers.
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Barthes also flags the way in which the reader is an active producer of interpretations of the text, rather than apassiveconsumer.
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As reflected in the dictionary definition of the term, teenyboppers are seen as passive consumers, fanatical followers of the latest fashions and credulous dupes for advertisers.
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The interviews variously suggested representations of the public as passive consumers; as a naive, childlike and clamorous public; and/or as lacking skills, capacities or trust.
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Kane ends with a plea that popular education continue to make people think and act, rather than remain passive consumers of others' views.
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They meant to be involved in decisions as responsible citizens, and no longer just treated as passive consumers.
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Groups of young people in colleges of further education and in clubs are by no means passive consumers of goods and services.
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The other attendees at the seminar are shown to be passive consumers looking for any way to fix their personal issues.
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It recognizes the that people are not just passive consumers of media, but active producers and distributors as well.
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Its main goal is to inspire people to take more active control of their own lives, becoming producers of culture and history instead of passive consumers.
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