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title: activist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «activist» in the school dictionary: An activist is a person who works hard to bring about political or social change, for example by campaigning, protesting or writing letters. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# activist

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**Who acts:** activist, person, Rosa, Malala, girls, Climate activists · **What happens:** be, work, bring about, campaign, protest, write · **To what, where:** person, political change, letters, rights activist, activist, city

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«activist» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [activist in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/activist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An activist is a person who works hard to bring about political or social change, for example by campaigning, protesting or writing letters.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:m1:1
# text = An activist is a person who works hard to bring about political or social change, for example by campaigning, protesting or writing letters.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	activist	activist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
19	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	campaigning	campaign	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	protesting	protest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	conj	_	_
25	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a activist | a person |  |  |  | for example | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **bring about** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | political change |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition change=Patient |
| 4 | **campaign** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **protest** *speech: disagree* | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **write** | gerund | a person *not said here* | letters |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:x1:1
# text = Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist.
1	Rosa	Rosa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Parks	Parks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	civil	civil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	activist	activist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Rosa | a rights activist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Malala became an activist for girls' education.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:x2:1
# text = Malala became an activist for girls' education.
1	Malala	Malala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	activist	activist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	education	education	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Malala | a activist for girls's education |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **educate** |  | girls |  |  |  |  |  | nom education «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Climate activists marched through the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:x3:1
# text = Climate activists marched through the city.
1	Climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	activists	activist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marched	march	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past | Climate activists |  |  | the city |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through city=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Activists collected signatures for a petition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:x4:1
# text = Activists collected signatures for a petition.
1	Activists	activist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	signatures	signature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	petition	petition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | past | Activists | signatures |  |  |  | for a petition | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signature=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can be an activist by writing to your local council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:x5:1
# text = You can be an activist by writing to your local council.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	activist	activist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | You | a activist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | gerund | a activist *not said here* |  | your local council |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to council=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The activists held up signs outside parliament.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activist:x6:1
# text = The activists held up signs outside parliament.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	activists	activist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold up** | past | the activists | signs |  |  |  | outside parliament | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sign=Theme |

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