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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The bill would apply to the State Department, as well as other agencies like the Peace Corps, the US Trade and Development Agency, and the US Agency for International Development, which Trump has already moved to shutter. Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 1 July 2025 Moyers stuck with Johnson when the senator was elected as John F. Kennedy’s vice president, becoming his personal assistant and later serving as a deputy director of the Peace Corps. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 Rebecca studied English and art history at Cornell University and served in the Peace Corps in Thailand. Rebecca Grant june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 The economic hardship deferment, meanwhile, is generally available to student loan borrowers who receive public assistance, earn below a certain income threshold or work in the Peace Corps. Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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