mutual aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mutual aid
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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The whistles and the mutual aid networks demonstrated that it did not.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Minneapolis and St. Paul residents organized protests, mutual aid support networks, ICE-watch groups, know-your-rights training and other resistance efforts on a wide scale during the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Of the thousands of officers drafted in on Saturday, 660 of them were from other forces in England and Wales under what is known as mutual aid.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
They often meet online so Iowans anywhere in the state can participate and run mutual aid programs benefitting their local communities.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
He had made a pact of mutual aid with two French kings, called Ban and Bon—and these two allies had come from France with about ten thousand men, to lend him aid.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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