as in pacifist
a person who opposes war or warlike policies
peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted
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Recent Examples of peacenik
Burdick, a lifelong peacenik with a neat white beard, had moved to Saudi Arabia from Texas in the mid-nineties.
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Kelly is in almost immediately, flying to Cocoa Beach in Florida with her not-so-enthusiastic assistant, an anti-Nixon peacenik.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024
At this point, John Lennon is either a peacenik saint or a wife-beating villain in the eyes of most.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
Francis is neither an idealistic peacenik nor a Machiavellian.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2015
This Einstein is a fervent peacenik who saw in Nazi Germany an existential threat to peace everywhere, and to Jewish people in particular.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2024
That’s the debate between hawkish military officers, embodied by Devid Striesow, and more pragmatic politicians trying to negotiate an armistice, including the real-life character of Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl), here portrayed as a peacenik motivated by the death of his son.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
Age peacenik attitude of Posdnous and Trugoy’s lyrics.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2023
Has this latter-day John D. Rockefeller found his inner peacenik?
—Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2019
Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Kelly is in almost immediately, flying to Cocoa Beach in Florida with her not-so-enthusiastic assistant, an anti-Nixon peacenik.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024
At this point, John Lennon is either a peacenik saint or a wife-beating villain in the eyes of most.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
Francis is neither an idealistic peacenik nor a Machiavellian.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2015
This Einstein is a fervent peacenik who saw in Nazi Germany an existential threat to peace everywhere, and to Jewish people in particular.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2024
That’s the debate between hawkish military officers, embodied by Devid Striesow, and more pragmatic politicians trying to negotiate an armistice, including the real-life character of Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl), here portrayed as a peacenik motivated by the death of his son.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
Age peacenik attitude of Posdnous and Trugoy’s lyrics.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2023
Has this latter-day John D. Rockefeller found his inner peacenik?
—Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2019
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“Peacenik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacenik. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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