peacenik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peacenik
Example Sentences
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I've been saying for years that his schtick about being some kind of peacenik was a crock.
From Salon
Sounding like a once-hated peacenik, she writes, "They dehumanize and demonize any opposition and cannot display a modicum of empathy."
From Salon
But he also said “naïve” and peacenik speeches about everyone living together happily ever after weren’t helpful either.
From Seattle Times
“The peaceniks of the Social Democratic Party did not win the day alone,” he said.
From New York Times
Even Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first post-independence president and the ultimate peacenik, could not find a resting place last year without a dispute breaking out.
From BBC
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