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

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

The initiative will also be steered by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, the director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center; Bunche assistant director Tabia Shawel; and Samuel Lamontagne, Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2022

The task force is also working with UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies on a community engagement plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

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

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