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pacifist

[pas-uh-fist] / ˈpæs ə fɪst /


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Nimbly, it manages to be both a pacifist film and a subversive one with no faith in the system as it stands.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Miyazaki is a noted pacifist, but “Princess Mononoke” is his most humanist work.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

“While hardly a pacifist country,” America has, Mr. Mandelbaum writes, tried to establish peace and nonbelligerency as “a permanent condition of international affairs.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo's further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, television footage showed.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Heroes like Mahatma Gandhi, the great pacifist, and Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Mr. Kurlansky’s heart seems to lie with the pacifists, even as he recognizes their practical shortcomings.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

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

From Salon Aug. 14, 2025

The Amish are pacifists, he hastened to add.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

"These people are not pacifists; they have intentionally or otherwise become pawns of the aggressor," Wang wrote.

From Reuters Oct. 12, 2023

As pacifists, many Quaker men refused to vote, as a protest against government engagement in war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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