🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

cyber-attivismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: si-ber at-ti-viz-mo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cyber-Activism/ˈsaɪ.bər ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il cyber-attivismo è una nuova forma di protesta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The use of digital technology and the internet to promote social or political change.

    "Many organizations engage in cyber-activism to raise awareness about climate change."
  2. 2

    A form of activism that utilizes social media and online platforms to mobilize support and organize protests.

    "Cyber-activism has become a powerful tool for grassroots movements."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cyber-activism' combines 'cyber', derived from 'cybernetics' (coined in the 1940s from the Greek 'kybernētēs', meaning 'steersman'), and 'activism', which originated in the early 20th century from the Latin 'activus', meaning 'active'. The fusion reflects the use of digital platforms for social and political activism.

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