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Environmentalists Meaning in English

word · lemma: environmentalist

ɛnˈvaɪɹənˌmɛnəɫɪs/, /ɛnˈvaɪɹənˌmɛnəɫɪsts/, /ɛnˈvaɪɹənˌmɛntəɫɪs/, /ɛnˈvaɪɹənˌmɛntəɫɪsts
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ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəlˌɪsts
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Definición

People who work to protect the environment and promote ways to reduce harm to nature, such as pollution, deforestation, and climate change.

Uso & Matices

Usually used in plural or to describe a group. It often refers to activists or experts campaigning for nature protection. Can sometimes have a political or activist connotation. Common collocations: 'environmentalists argue', 'environmentalists warn', 'many environmentalists'. Not to be confused with 'environmental science' (the academic field).

Oraciones de Ejemplo

Environmentalists are worried about the loss of forests.

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Some environmentalists protest against air pollution.

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Environmentalists teach people how to recycle.

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A group of environmentalists started a project to clean up the river.

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Many environmentalists argue that we need stricter laws to protect wildlife.

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Sometimes environmentalists and companies don’t agree on land use.

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