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protagonism

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protagonism
the actions and qualities of a protagonist. — protagonist, n.
See also: Behavior
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Noun1.protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
drumbeat - a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"
insistency, insistence - the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"
urging - the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging


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Leaders like Lorena and Fernando were integral parts of that protagonism and their absence was deeply felt.
ARTICLE 70: Methods of participation and protagonism by the people in the exercise of their sovereignty include: politically--the election of public officials; the referendum; the popular consultation; the revocation of mandate; the legislative, constitutional and constituent initiative; the open meeting and assembly of citizens; socially and economically--self-management; co-management; the co-operative in all its forms .
The chapter on Maldonado is quite interesting in elucidating this little-known work, although Perez-Romero is often forced to read beneath what he sees as a superficial adherence to the official condemnation of the rebellion, to a secret sympathy as suggested by an emphasis on the protagonism of the urban and rural poor, who refused to be coopted by the nobles and merchants who repeatedly tried to redirect the uprising to their own advantage.
 
 
 
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