The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue
Activism is the process of campaigning in public or working for an organization in order to bring about political or social change
a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
{i} doctrine or policy which advocates active involvement as a means to achieve political or other goals
An approach to judicial review which holds that judges should discover the gen-eral principles underlying the Constitution and its often vague language, amplify those principles on the basis of some moral or economic philosophy, and apply them to cases
getting involved in political affairs, by such actions as running for political office, taking part in demonstrations, getting support for issues Often used to refer to the activities of grass-roots protest movements, as in animal rights activists, etc