Definition of Peace Corps

1. Noun. A civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries.

Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization

Definition of Peace Corps

1. Proper noun. An independent United States federal agency for volunteers to help in developing countries where aid is needed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peace Corps

Payne operation
Payr's clamp
Payr's membrane
Payr's sign
Pays de la Loire
Paytakaran
Payton
Pazardzhik
Pb
Pd
Pe.
PeV
Peabody
Peabody bird
Peabody birds
Peace Corps (current term)
Peace Garden State
Peace of Westphalia
Peacemaker
Peach
Peach Melba
Peach State
Peachtree
Peachtree City
Peacock Throne
Peacockian
Peak District
Peakean
Peano arithmetic
Peano curve

Literary usage of Peace Corps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"After speech, HEW assistant secretary Roger O. Egeberg (left) answers questions of Peace Corps physicians. Department and other official Americans overseas, ..."

2. Crisis in Colombia: U.S. Support for Peace Process and Anti-Drug Efforts edited by Jesse Helms (1999)
"PAUL COVERDELL, US SENATOR FROM GEORGIA, CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE, Peace Corps, NARCOTICS, AND TERRORISM, FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ..."

3. Promoting U.S. Economic Relations With Africa: Report of an Independent Task by Peggy Dulany, Frank Savage, Salih Booker (1998)
"Peace Corps. Funding for the Peace Corps, which currently has over 2000 volunteers in ... In Africa, the Peace Corps attempts to accomplish these objectives ..."

4. Zaire: Predicament and Prospectsby Jean-Claude Willame, Hugues Leclercq, Peter Rosenblum, Catharine Newbury by Jean-Claude Willame, Hugues Leclercq, Peter Rosenblum, Catharine Newbury (1998)
"The premise of the civil peace corps initiative is that military peacekeeping ... According to its proponents, a purely civilian peace corps would have the ..."

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