local activist

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandactivist

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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activist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/us
/ˈæk.tə.vɪst/
a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make ...
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(Definition oflocalandactivistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Where such machines consolidate and local bosses gain a monopoly over thelocalactivistbase, outsiders - even those backed by the president - stand little chance of success in intra-party competition.
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They are members of thelocalactivistgroups that engage in our community.
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Infoshops often serve as a meeting space and resource hub forlocalactivistgroups.
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Onelocalactiviststated that he had confirmed 74 deaths, but had only 20 names.
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He was later reintegrated as a full member of the party, but since then he has been only alocalactivist.
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It works on a variety oflocalactivistactivities, including environmental activism, textbook trading on college campuses, and help for the homeless.
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But the results of our analyses suggest that it would be premature - and even counterproductive - for parties to write off their local activists.
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These activities have saved and extended lives, reduced the numbers of orphans, and supported local activists in campaigning for the care and support they required.
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Taken to extremes, however, telephone canvassing could potentially be conducted without the need for local activists to be involved at all.
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Russell is a businessman, acute care nurse practitioner andlocalactivist.
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In addition to extolling the virtues of planning, local activists used a familiar language of ' progress ' to describe their actions.
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Many regional leaders and local activists sharply disagreed with the parliamentarians' decision.
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The national leaders were linked to the party line and apparatus while local activists were undoubtedly closer to the peripheral structures than to the national organisations.
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I have visited the quarry and had a number of meetings and discussions with local activists and other elected representatives.
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They want parties to go down the traditional route of using local activists, and we must be realistic about how that can be achieved.
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I think that it will be interested in trying to reverse the trend away from local membership and local activists.
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Over the years, we targeted assistance to a wide range of local activists, youth groups, political campaigners and print and broadcast media.
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Thousands of local people believe that they are not being as fully consulted, informed and brought along as local activists—not political activists—as they believe they are entitled to be.
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