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peacenik

[pees-nik] / ˈpis nɪk /


NOUN
conscientious objector
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Even the most patchouli-infested precincts of the most fervently peacenik campuses would not have dared to hope for what the two leaders tried to agree to: full elimination of nuclear arms on both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

But he also said “naïve” and peacenik speeches about everyone living together happily ever after weren’t helpful either.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

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 Aug. 10, 2022

But I was trying to tell them that I am still a peace-aholic, still a peacenik, still a hippie.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2021

When receiving my Nobel Prize, I'm so lost in thought that the peacenik seated beside me has to elbow me in the ribs, saying, "Hey, buddy, I think they're calling your name."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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