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peacespeak

peacespeak noun: the jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.

Noun

peacespeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.
    • […] the chief purpose of our armed forces would be not to "win wars" but to "avert wars," our leaders would be talking to us in "peacespeak," not "nukespeak," […]1987, Leonard I. Sweet, The Lion's Pride: America and the Peaceable Community, Abingdon Press, →ISBN, page 38
    • At the same time, we must not be uncritical of 'peacespeak' which sometimes glosses over the stark realities of painful choices in a fallen world.1989 April, David Lyon, “Against The Stream”, in Third Way, volume 12, number 4, page 17

Antonyms of peacespeak

Origin of peacespeak

From peace + -speak.

Questions about peacespeak

What does peacespeak mean?
Peacespeak means the jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.
What part of speech is peacespeak?
Peacespeak is a noun.

Words near peacespeak in the dictionary

  1. peaceniks
  2. peacening
  3. peacens
  4. peaces
  5. peaces out
  6. peacespeak
  7. peacetime
  8. peacetimes
  9. peacework
  10. peach
  11. peach bark beetle

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