Proponent vs Activist - What's the difference?
proponent | activist | Related terms |
One who supports something; an advocate
* 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
Making proposals; proposing.
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One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
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As nouns the difference between proponent and activist
is that proponent is one who supports something; an advocate while activist is one who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.As adjectives the difference between proponent and activist
is that proponent is making proposals; proposing while activist is behaving as an activist.proponent
English
Noun
(en noun)- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
Synonyms
* exponentAntonyms
* detractor * opponentAdjective
(-)activist
English
Noun
(en noun)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.}}