Peacespeak

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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," […]"

Example

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"[…] 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.

Related phrases

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