I would suggest 'a former member of the Action party'. I am surprised your dictionary doesn't help you out as this was a very important party!
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From: Jane Ennis <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 14:34:41
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Subject: [I-S] Translation help
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Could someone please help me?!
I'm transating a biography of Palmiro Togliatti (leading Italian
communist), and at one point the author refers to Massimo Mila in the
following terms;
Massimo Mila, un intellettuale ex-azionista assai vicino al PCI.
Well, the dictionary gives "shareholder" for "azionista", but I don't
think it can possible mean that in this context, as it then goes on to
refer to Mila's articles for L'UNITA (unless of course he was a
shareholder in L'UNITA, but that seems highly unlikely). So is it possible
that the author is actually trying to say "Activist"?
(I did know that Mila was an active anti-Fascist, though I am more
familiar with his music criticism.)
Would be very grateful indeed if anyone can shed light on this!
Dr. Jane Susanna ENNIS
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