the Peace Corps
noun
: a U.S. organization that trains and sends people who work without pay to help poor people in other countries
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Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
After graduating from Bowdoin College in 1983, Hastings considered joining the Marine Corps but ultimately joined the Peace Corps, teaching math in Eswatini for two years.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
That led to roles in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including deputy director of the Peace Corps.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025
Christy Grimsley, who spent nearly two decades in international development after joining the Peace Corps in 2003, was laid off from a training and leadership development firm that contracted with USAID.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
After graduating from Bowdoin College in 1983, Hastings considered joining the Marine Corps but ultimately joined the Peace Corps, teaching math in Eswatini for two years.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
That led to roles in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including deputy director of the Peace Corps.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025
Christy Grimsley, who spent nearly two decades in international development after joining the Peace Corps in 2003, was laid off from a training and leadership development firm that contracted with USAID.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Peace Corps
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“The Peace Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Peace%20Corps. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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