as in dove
a person who opposes war or warlike policies
a committed pacifist, Gandhi succeeded in bringing about Indian independence using only nonviolence
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as in neutral
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war
the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict
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Recent Examples of pacifist
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The ideological conflict between Xavier and Magneto has often been distilled down to one similar to that of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, with Xavier being a pacifist and Magneto being aggressive and dictatorial.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
Tobias Harris, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2017
During his term, Kishida has taken steps to double Japan’s defense spending, opening the door for military exports as the LDP seeks to revise the pacifist post-war constitution.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
As a young revolutionary during the 1896 fight against Spain and then as a soldier fighting against the Americans, Tomas had witnessed the effects of violence on people and become a pacifist.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The ideological conflict between Xavier and Magneto has often been distilled down to one similar to that of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, with Xavier being a pacifist and Magneto being aggressive and dictatorial.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Making matters worse, Koike prevented some liberal DP candidates from joining the Party of Hope by requiring that party members support revising Japan’s pacifist constitution.
—Tobias Harris, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2017
During his term, Kishida has taken steps to double Japan’s defense spending, opening the door for military exports as the LDP seeks to revise the pacifist post-war constitution.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifist
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Several doves, with shading from dark to light, take flight over King’s shoulder.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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In mid-September, a team sailed across Lake Huron, dove to the shipwreck and filled several large tubes with 19th-century rye seeds.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
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Use neutral, factual language to ensure the message remains honest and unbiased.Tina Gada, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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What constitutes the neutral rate has been a key point of debate in recent months, and Lagarde said Thursday that while it had not been discussed at the December meeting, staff saw it between 1.75% and 2.5%.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The United Nations as Leviathan: Global Governance in the Post-American World Rich argues that the United Nations is the only body capable of generating a peaceful and cooperative order in the emerging post-American world.Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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The peaceful gathering quickly escalated into violent clashes as protesters and officers engaged in running altercations through the city's streets.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The most formidable obstacle to a peaceable refuge was the double-decker section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that hugs the cliff below Brooklyn Heights.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
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In one study, 18 percent of patients flew, sang, danced, laughed, lectured or enacted other peaceable activities.Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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Because roughly half the population there are Seventh-Day Adventists, and their interpretation of the Bible in regards to eating animals is a pacific one.Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Pacifist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifist. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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