mutual aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mutual aid
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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Sheffield Children's Hospital is part of a "mutual aid" scheme in which its pathology consultants help to cover shortages in other parts of England.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The last U.S. host city, Salt Lake City, had a much smaller police department but benefited from an infusion of federal funding and mutual aid agreements with neighboring agencies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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 a community built on mutual aid, you can’t verify what a stranger believes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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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