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pacifist

[ pas-uh-fist ]

noun

  1. a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
  2. a person whose personal belief in pacifism causes them to refuse being drafted into military service. Compare conscientious objector.


adjective

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noun

  1. a person who supports pacifism
  2. a person who refuses military service
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. advocating, relating to, or characterized by pacifism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pacifist1

From the French word pacifiste, dating back to 1905–10. See pacific, -ist
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Example Sentences

In 2022, Japan, a pacifist nation, announced it would double its military spending by 2027, citing threats posed by China and North Korea, and saying it would acquire the ability to strike enemy bases.

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Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.

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People misinterpreted it as a sort of pacifist isolationism.

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The league specifically targeted suspected German sympathizers, socialists, labor activists and pacifists.

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The Amish are pacifists, he hastened to add.

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