peacenik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peacenik
Example Sentences
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“The peaceniks of the Social Democratic Party did not win the day alone,” he said.
From New York Times
Nonetheless, despite his endless, futile begging for the Nobel Peace Prize, let's not pretend that he is some kind of peacenik who has made the world a safer place.
From Salon
Some of his advisers had been lukewarm about the idea: his former chief of staff, Shimon Sheves, didn’t like the optics of Mr Security surrounded by “lefty” peaceniks.
From The Guardian
It was the end of a prosperous decade and an optimistic economy spurred by domestic spending and, ironically for peaceniks, the manufacturing boom of the Vietnam War.
From New York Times
The Democratic Party and the progressive movement have always had their share of peaceniks.
From New York Times
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