youth crusade
Definition
Noun: A youth crusade is a political, religious, or social reform movement or campaign driven primarily by young people. It involves organized agitation and active efforts to achieve change in a specific cause or ideology.
Usage
The term is used to describe a collective, often passionate, effort by young activists. It emphasizes the leading role of youth in advocating for transformation. * The climate strikes evolved into a global youth crusade for environmental policy. * The organization aimed to channel student energy into a youth crusade for literacy.
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries connotations of idealism, moral urgency, and a challenge to established systems.
- Historians analyzed the 1960s anti-war protests as a defining youth crusade of the era.
Variants and Related Words
- Youth movement (n): A very similar term, sometimes used more broadly for any collective action by young people, which may or may not have the intense, campaign-like focus of a "crusade."
- Crusade (n): A vigorous, concerted movement for a cause, often moral or religious. "Youth crusade" specifies the primary demographic leading this effort.
Synonyms
- Youth movement
- Student activism
- Youth-led campaign
Related Idioms/Phrases
- To be on a crusade: To be engaged in a determined campaign for a cause. A youth crusade is an instance where this idiom applies to a collective of young people.
- The group was on a crusade to reform campus policies.
Noun
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political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
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