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

Fremont tied Fairfax 1-1 before beating Camino Nuevo 3-0, Sotomayor 5-0, Animo Bunche 2-1, King/Drew 2-0 and Palisades 2-1 on its way to the final.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

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

But it is clear what the building’s namesake, Ralph J. Bunche, the first Black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, would have thought of the message.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2021

And my school, Ralph Bunche, is playing against Carver.

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