nonbelligerents

noun

plural of nonbelligerent
as in pacifists

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  1. pacifists
  2. defenders
  3. peacemakers
  4. doves
Noun
  • However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All voiceover in the film is detached from the images, from a mixture of unidentified community folk who are content to speak anonymously, and neighboring outsiders perplexed by these out-of-time pacifists.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of pacifists
Noun
  • Thompson has proven that so far in Chargers training camp, sprinting around defenders and maximizing his 5-foot-9, 170-pound frame in passing drills.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Similar technologies will increasingly allow defenders to hunt vulnerabilities, test controls and respond to attacks at machine speed.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • Presidents specifically visited international hot spots, positioning themselves as global peacemakers.
    — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Definition of peacemakers
Noun
  • That is much worse than calling birds, French hens, turtle doves and partridges and would certainly make for a terrible Christmas song.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The kids were standing in a meadow, surrounded by white doves and gazing up toward a cloudy sky in which a ray of light could just be seen.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026
Definition of doves
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