#social movement
- Abolitionism — A social, political, and ideological movement that emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the Americas, initially aimed at the official abolition of slavery and human trafficking. In a broader and modern sense, the term denotes any current of opinion or doctrine advocating for the permanent suppression of laws, institutions, or practices considered inhumane or outdated, such as the death penalty or the classical penitentiary system.
- Prerevolutionary — Having occurred, existed, or structurally manifested during the period of time immediately preceding the outbreak of a major political or social revolution; used as a historical baseline. In socio-political analyses, the term describes the economic conditions, ideological currents, or class tensions specific to the old regime that grounded and precipitated the uprising.
- Anti-capitalist — Opposing capitalism, the free market economy, private ownership of the means of production, or the effects of corporate globalization; an ideological attitude specific to leftist, green, or anarchist doctrines. As a noun, it defines a person or political militant who critiques the capitalist system and advocates for alternative economic models based on redistribution and collective ownership.
- Anti-political — Manifesting an attitude of hostility, rejection, or deep distrust toward the political class, traditional parties, or the existing political system; opposing the involvement of politics in the civil or administrative life of a state. In a doctrinal sense, it describes speeches, social movements, or currents of opinion that challenge the legitimacy and efficiency of traditional forms of representative governance.
- Antiporno — Opposed to pornography; directed against the production, dissemination, or consumption of sexually explicit materials. The term characterizes social movements, civic campaigns, laws, or digital filters designed to restrict or ban the pornographic industry to protect public morals, minors, or human dignity.
- Abolitionism — A doctrine, attitude, or social and political movement that opposes slavery and campaigns for its complete abolition; abolitionism. This ideological current, heavily developed during the 18th and 19th centuries, challenged the moral, legal, and economic legitimacy of holding human beings as property, laying the foundation for international treaties on human rights and fundamental civil liberties.
- Anti-vaxxer — A person who opposes vaccination, rejecting the administration of vaccines for ideological, religious, or political reasons, or based on pseudoscientific theories; as an adjective, it describes the profile, discourse, social movements, or arguments challenging the safety, efficacy, or mandatory nature of mass immunization organized by medical authorities.
- Anti-vaxxer — The feminine form of the term antivaccinist; a female who opposes vaccination, rejecting the administration of sera for ideological, religious, or political reasons. As an adjective, it characterizes a movement, a campaign, a rhetoric, or a social stance directed against mass immunization and public health policies promoted by the scientific community.