Peacenik (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The peacenik members of Congress strongly opposed the war and urged for diplomacy instead.
- Critics called the new administration's foreign policy strategy soft and accused them of being a group of naive peaceniks.
- As a peacenik, she consistently rejected the idea of solving global problems through military action.
- The peacenik movement gained momentum during the war as people began questioning the need for violence.
- Many politicians labeled as peaceniks struggled with balancing their anti-war views with public pressure to support the military.