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Definition of Peaceniks
1. peacenik [n] - See also: peacenik
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peaceniks
Literary usage of Peaceniks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Future of Air Power in the Aftermath of the Gulf War by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Richard H. Shultz (1992)
"The Sky's the Limit: The Pentagon's Victory over the Press, the Public, and the
peaceniks Ross Gelbspan Using the Gulf conflict as a case study for ..."
2. NATO's Future: Toward a New Transatlantic Bargain by Stanley R. Sloan (1995)
"... American (through European eyes) Deaf to friends Loud mouth Big necktie (lor
strangling peaceniks) Hard heart Bulging muscles (from over-flexing Gunbelt ..."
3. Peace and Survival: West Germany, the Peace Movement, and European Security by David Gress (1985)
"The anti-American and anti-NATO orientation of the Greens and the peaceniks,
however, almost automatically drove them to consider the national question, ..."
4. Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks by Walter Edward Williams (1995)
"Contrary to the vision of the "peaceniks," the end of the cold war was achieved
through military strength rather than through appeasement, ..."
5. The Drug Connection in U. S.-Mexican Relations edited by Guadalupe Gonzalez, Marta Tienda (1996)
"The program's rhetoric must be toned down; the major "drug warriors" must become
verbal "peaceniks." Its spokesmen must cease to sensationalize. ..."
6. CIA and Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes, 1962-1968 by Harold P. Ford (1999)
"... "could be emphasized in press interviews and comment by public officials,"
and that this "might be of considerable help in countering the peaceniks. ..."
7. Falling from Heights by Chris F. Needham (2007)
"And each one, to a (wo)man, is absolutely amazed that I am the sister-in-law and
niece of two of these so- called "peaceniks" they keep hearing about on ..."
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