environmentalism
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism
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Definition of environmentalism
1
: a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group
2
: advocacy of the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment
especially
: the movement to control pollution
Examples of environmentalism in a Sentence
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The constant push-and-pull between California environmentalism and its oil fields came to a public head late last week. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "A major Kern County oil spill in environmentally conscious California," 17 July 2019 An aide told CBS News the president has been wanting to talk about environmentalism. — Arden Farhi, CBS News, "Trump avoids climate change in speech on environmentalism," 8 July 2019 The problem is that the focus on environmentalism appears to come at the expense of political freedom. — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, "Trump, the Fed, and Interest Rates," 28 June 2019 California as a paragon of environmentalism is a loud narrative — one that has shaped headlines and stereotypes and even attitudes, especially in the big cities. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "A major Kern County oil spill in environmentally conscious California," 17 July 2019 Even the pastor of the White House bible study group attended by many cabinet members preaches that environmentalism is radical and foolish, because God put natural resources on earth for his greatest creation, man, to use up. — Heather Timmons, Quartz, "The Trump White House tries to rewrite its own history on the environment," 9 July 2019 Fonda founded her own dance-aerobics program in 1979 to fund the leftist Campaign for Economic Democracy; her bestselling book connected exercise to causes such as environmentalism and overcoming oppressive beauty standards. — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, "The World That Jazzercise Built," 16 June 2019 The state’s environmentalism has produced many benefits. — The Economist, "The environmentCalifornia is a leader on environmentalism," 21 June 2019 Participating in the Washington, D.C. program helped me gain insights into the connections between journalism, environmentalism, and community. — National Geographic, "Meet Our 2018 Grant Winners!," 29 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'environmentalism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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environmentalism
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism
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Medical Definition of environmentalism
: a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group
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