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Humanitarian vs Activist - What's the difference?

humanitarian | activist |

As adjectives the difference between humanitarian and activist

is that humanitarian is concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate while activist is behaving as an activist.

As nouns the difference between humanitarian and activist

is that humanitarian is a person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder while activist is one who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

humanitarian

English

(wikipedia humanitarian)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

    • Derived terms

    * humanitarianism

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    activist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}
  • One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.

    • Derived terms

    * activistic * direct activist

    Related terms

    * activism

    Synonyms

    * mover and shaker

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Behaving as an activist.
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