activists'

Belonging to advocates

Activists' is the possessive form of the plural activists—people who campaign vigorously for political or social change.

The apostrophe after the s indicates something belonging to or associated with multiple activists: The activists' demands included police reform, The activists' encampment grew overnight.

causes

justice

Fair treatment under law

human rights · labor · civil rights · peace · democracy · feminism · LGBTQ · indigenous · disability · housing

actions

protests

Public expressions of opposition

sit-ins · boycotts · rallies · vigils · occupations · blockades · hunger strikes · civil disobedience · advocacy · lobbying

possession

belongings

Things you possess

  • signsDisplays conveying information
  • bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
  • placardsSigns carried at demonstrations

megaphones · pamphlets · leaflets · equipment · supplies · headquarters · resources · funds · donations · networks

rights

free speech

Protected verbal liberty

safety · legal representation · due process · anonymity · privacy · asylum · movement · expression · documentation · bail

risks

surveillance

Systematic observation of subjects

torture · assassination · doxxing · blacklisting · deportation · censorship · infiltration · smear campaigns · violence · threats

Opposites
engagement and action

activists'bystanders

People present but uninvolved

spectators · onlookers · conformists · abstainers · fence-sitters

relationship to power and change

activists'authorities

Those holding official control

establishment's · incumbents · conservatives · traditionalists · enforcers

Phrases
Family

activist, activists

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