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pacifist

noun as in peace-lover

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He called the first Gulf War “unjust” and, as the pacifist director of the Catholic Peace Coalition, led a fast against the war’s glorification.

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Socialists, anarchists, pacifists and other perceived radicals were also under tremendous stress from the aforementioned government campaign of persecution and censorship, including the infamous Espionage Act.

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The Tongan brothers are sophisticated, belligerent and accustomed to privilege; Kōrero’s people are humble, pacifist and poor.

The LDP veteran is hawkish on security and aims to revise Japan's pacifist constitution.

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And such a recognition wasn’t confined to pacifists but extended to policymakers.

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