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peacenik

noun as in conscientious objector

noun as in pacifist

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But then the alleged isolationist peacenik Donald Trump has been itching to use war powers since he became president the first time.

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He attacked hypocrisy, whether in the Nixon administration or in the posturing of a peacenik.

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I've been saying for years that his schtick about being some kind of peacenik was a crock.

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The statement described Kristofferson as "a peacenik, a revolutionary, an actor, a superstar, a sex symbol, and a family man."

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They may be peaceniks but they are champing at the bit for a war of their own and it looks like Mexico will be their enemy of choice.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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