Peacespeak
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse. uncountable
"[…] 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," […]"
Antonyms
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More examples"[…] 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," […]"
Etymology
From peace + -speak.
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