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Welsh word

ymgyrchydd

activist

nounmasculine/əmˈɡərχɨ̞ð/

ymgyrchydd means “activist” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /əmˈɡərχɨ̞ð/.

Definitions

  • campaigner

ymgyrchydd in context

Roedd yn eiriolwr diflino ar ran ei etholwyr yng Nghaerffili, ac yn ymgyrchydd angerddol, oedd, dros bobl ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, COVID hir, lesddeiliaid—ac mae'r rhestr yn parhau.

He was a tireless advocate of his constituents in Caerphilly, and a passionate campaigner, yes, for people with additional learning needs, long COVID, leaseholders—and the list goes on.

C1

Roedd, mewn sawl ffordd, yn bopeth y dylai aelod etholedig ei fod: eiriolwr brwd dros ei etholwyr, ymgyrchydd ymroddedig dros y di-lais, a meddyliwr rhydd, yn sicr byth byth yn ofni lleisio ei farn.

He was, in many respects, everything an elected member should be: an ardent advocate for his constituents, a committed campaigner for the voiceless, and a free thinker, certainly never ever afraid to speak his mind.

B2

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