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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as actionary.
Examples
“A self-described "actionist" focused on inspiring young women, Jessica Weiner is a multi-media personality and a fighter for all things good and right.”
“actionist" Kenna masterminded the expedition in which many of the world's brightest minds and major global influencers will climb Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro.”
“Two days before, the Vienna actionist Hermann Nitsch had staged a performance that befouled the venue, as tended to happen at his notorious ritualistic affairs.”
The Wall Street Journal: Experiments With the Solstice in a SoHo Loft
“To quote Mr. Howard - Conan was basically a direct-actionist.”
“The CD's included various music of revolutionary sentiment, and excerpts of excellent speeches, from such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and our own VFP President and co-actionist Elliott Adams, along with recordings from the recent House Judiciary Committee (Non -) Impeachment hearing.”
“As part of their campaign to promote The Women, Dove partnered with Jess Weiner, a renowned self-esteem expert and Dove Global Ambassador if you don't know her, you must check out her site and join her actionist network to find a young woman to go behind the scenes to ask the actresses and other members of The Women about what constitutes real beauty.”
“Described as "a traveling medicine show without any cure," The Art of Bleeding is Dr. A.P. Ridenour's (a.k.a. Rev. Al) actionist - comedy safety exhibition, using performance, film projection, live music, medical nonsense narratives and "managed accidents" to explore themes more productively addressed via common sense.”
Boing Boing: September 18, 2005 - September 24, 2005 Archives
“The scorners came in together — Moe Tchatzsky, the syndicalist and direct actionist, and Jane Schott, the writer of impressionistic prose — and they sat silently sneering on a couch.”
“Jessica Wiener a self-described actionist who believes teens should get a broad-based sex education.”
“Now, if Berger is a specimen of the extreme "political actionist," a conservative, the enemy of "direct action," who can imagine the treasonable intentions and bloody thoughts of the immense number of”
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