peacenikとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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peacenik (plural peaceniks or peaceniki)

1. (sometimes derogatory) Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons.
   • 1984 June 1, John K. R. Chisholm, “Arms race debate boring”, in K. J. Strachan, editor, The Expositor, Brantford, Ont.: Southam Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, “To the editor” section, page 4, column 6:

     If I lift a finger, or my voice, I either throw my support behind those who would prefer a dead planet to a Red planet, or I throw my lot with the Peaceniki.

   • 1984 August 31, Raymond Hansen, Judith Markoff, “‘Facade of Peace’ in Soviet Union”, in William F[rederick] Thomas, editor, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Times Mirror Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, part II, “Letters to The Times” section, page 4, column 3:

     [Robert] Gillette’s counsel seems one of despair—little or nothing can be done to halt the inexorable movement toward superpower conflict, so don’t be fooled by peaceniki bearing a message of hope.

   • 1991 January, Bob McGlynn, “On Gogol Boulevard: U.S. Soviet Trust Groups Alive and Well”, in Love and Rage: A Revolutionary Anarchist Newsmonthly, volume 2, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Love and Rage, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 1:

     The great bulk of the Western peace movement/left either opposed the Trust Group or were silent on the issue of the well-known repression of the Trusters. They prefered to work with the government front “Soviet Peace Committee,” which offered free trips to the USSR, chauffeurs, and so on to the western “peaceniki” (an insulting term used by the Soviet opposition for the pampered Westerners).

   • 2023 October 12, Yuval Noah Harari, “Israelis and Palestinians are facing their moment of greatest danger since 1948”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     These kibbutzim have just been obliterated, and some of the last peaceniks are either murdered, burying their loved ones, or held hostage in Gaza.

同意語

• dove
• pacifist

参考

• beatnik
• warnik

アナグラム

• piecaken