citizen action
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcitizenandaction
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citizen
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/us/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town ...
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action
noun
uk/ˈæk.ʃən/us/ˈæk.ʃən/
the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem ...
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(Definition ofcitizenandactionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At this point, a newcitizenactiongroup emerged that would eventually champion approval of the bill.
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Twocitizenactiongroups participated in the reform process, and succeeded in reflecting their preferences in its policymaking.
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On the one hand, individuals and civil society organisations are more able to hold government accountable and force change throughcitizenaction, organised activism and mass mobilisation.
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Twocitizenactiongroups arose to protest the deficiencies of this stance, and to oppose the powerful forces that obstructed the introduction of a new policy.
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The new policy gave rise to the twocitizenactiongroups and the new reformist mayors mentioned in this article, and their appearance brought about a new kind of politics.
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Thecitizenactiongroups, which lacked access to established channels that would enable them to include their preferences in the political process, accomplished their objectives by means of direct democracy.
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It is important to consider how such centres, which are expressions ofcitizenaction, can be used to form connections with other communities.
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I particularly want to mention the good work done by thecitizenactioncompensation campaign in highlighting the issue.
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Without the local democratically elected element, there will be problems with non-accountability, vigilantes and directcitizenaction, and all the other aspects that none of us wants.
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There werecitizenactiongroups who were actively opposing the tolls and their potential renewal in 2012.
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We are working to achieve positive policy change by electing accountable progressive officials and mobilizingcitizenaction.
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Community building that is geared towardcitizenactionis usually termed community organizing.
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To provide an organisational structure for all forms of collectivecitizenactionin defence of the right to life. 2.
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However, in response to directcitizenactionagainst the dam, the project was halted, marking a victory for the environmental movement.
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