单词 | peacebuilder |
释义 | > as lemmaspeacebuilder peacebuilder n. a person or organization which advocates, encourages, or brings about peace; (in later use) spec. one which seeks to implement measures intended to create or sustain peace in a region affected by war or other conflict, typically through support for economic, political, and social development.In quot. 1914 showing universal peace in attributive use modifying builders rather than this compound. ΚΠ 1914 F. Moscheles Let. in War & Peace Jan. 93/2 We cordially welcome the new Universal Peace Builders—may there be many of them!] 1916 Labor Call (Melbourne) 13 July 8/1 Peace..is stamping ahead in Europe... The peace builders are the King of Spain, President Wilson, the Pope, and Henry Ford is in the midst of all these. 1946 U.N. Conf. Internat. Organization 1945: Sel. Documents (U.S. Dept. of State Publ. 2490, Conf. Ser. 83) 338 It is for us to prevent this monstrous possibility [sc. a third world war]... We the peacemakers, we the peacebuilders, dare not disappoint the hopes and prayers of a whole suffering world, centred on us here. 1995 Economist 16 Dec. 50/1 Troops..will provide the military muscle to oversee the peace [in Bosnia]. Since the soldiers are likely to be around in strength for only about a year..the peace-builders have to deploy quickly too. 2013 C. Zürcher et al. Costly Democracy ii. 20 Peacebuilders seek to build fully developed, democratic, and economically viable states on the ruins of war. < as lemmas |
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