mutual aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mutual aid
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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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
Others have turned to mutual aid or online fundraisers to pay for medical bills or to repair property damage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
"Even today, despite the complexities of borders, population densities and social inequalities, humans continue to migrate for the same fundamental reasons: to find more favorable areas, reunite with loved ones and join mutual aid networks."
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
In West Virginia, resistance to ICE and mass deportations is growing, modeled on the mutual aid networks and organizing in urban centers.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 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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