Bunche

American  

[buhnch] / bʌntʃ /

noun

1. Ralph (Johnson), 1904–71, U.S. diplomat: at the United Nations 1946–71; Nobel Peace Prize 1950.

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Bunche British  

/ bʌntʃ /

noun

1. Ralph Johnson . 1904–71, US diplomat and United Nations official: awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1950 for his work as UN mediator in Palestine (1948–49); UN undersecretary (1954–71)

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Example Sentences

Ralph Bunche, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat and civil rights leader, connected the fight against American segregation to the broader struggle for human rights and peace around the world.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The documents encompass issues like the war on drugs and police shootings, said Kelly Lytle Hernandez, a professor of history at U.C.L.A., and the director of its Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

The main speaker at Abe's funeral was his U.N. colleague Ralph Bunche, who had been instrumental in creating and adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023

She was also a cousin of the Nobel laureate and United Nations official Ralph J. Bunche, whom Ron Taylor grew up calling “Cousin Ralph.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022

He played left field for the Ralph Bunche Academy and when they played there would be more scouts in the stands than fans.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers