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The phrase "a former activist" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who was previously involved in activism but is no longer active in that role.
Example: "After years of fighting for environmental causes, she now identifies as a former activist, focusing on her family and career."
Alternatives: "an ex-activist" or "a past activist".
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Elbaek, a former activist, believed that "Borgen" affected the outcome of Denmark's last election.
One of them recently denounced a former activist turned anti-North campaigner as a "traitor".
A new anticorruption bureau, led by a former activist named Tatyana Chornovol, is staffed by volunteers.
A former activist, who writes the ProgContra blog, said of Mr Balakrishnan: "He was quiet, intense and incredibly paranoid.
A former activist in a liberal political party, Yabloko, Mr. Navalny says he will eventually run for public office.
"These vested interests remain very powerful," said Kavita Srinivasan, a former activist who now helps lead social audits.
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As a Burmese former activist reflected bleakly last month, Burma is now regarded as a "normal" country by the West.
Franco plays Michael Glatze, a real-life former activist and editor of various US youth magazines.
Mr Baisalov is a former rights activist and was a key opposition activist over the past decade of Kyrgyz politics.
Sinema, a former Green Party activist, ran as a centrist Democrat.
The allegation has been made by a former Ukip activist.
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