Definitions

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  • adjective Antinuclear.

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  • adjective Opposed to nukes (nuclear weapons).
  • noun informal One who opposes nuclear weapons.

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ nuke

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Examples

  • Mr. Jaczko was anything but a neutral designee, having served for years on the staffs of both Mr. Reid and Massachusetts' antinuke Rep. Edward Markey.

    Obama's Nuclear Politics Kimberley A. Strassel 2011

  • Mr. Jaczko was anything but a neutral designee, having served for years on the staffs of both Mr. Reid and Massachusetts' antinuke Rep. Edward Markey.

    Obama's Nuclear Politics Kimberley A. Strassel 2011

  • Germany decided to close all of its 17 nuclear reactors by 2022, following a local election where a staunchly antinuke candidate won after the Japanese calamity.

    Japan Poll Hinges on Nuclear Policy Yuka Hayashi 2011

  • Hall even wrote "Power," the song that became the anthem of the antinuke movement, as this 1979 concert with Brown and others attests.

    Springtime For Nukes 2010

  • Hall even wrote "Power," the song that became the anthem of the antinuke movement, as this 1979 concert with Brown and others attests.

    Springtime For Nukes Ken Edelstein 2010

  • Hall even wrote "Power," the song that became the anthem of the antinuke movement, as this 1979 concert with Brown and others attests.

    Springtime For Nukes 2010

  • Half of the audience was made up of the 150 people whom we could assemble at a maximum at one of our antinuke rallies.

    The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010

  • Caldeira's transit from antinuke activist to climate scientist grew out of his fondness for ecotourism.

    Can a Million Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Combat Climate Change? By Chris Mooney 2008

  • Caldeira's transit from antinuke activist to climate scientist grew out of his fondness for ecotourism.

    Can a Million Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Combat Climate Change? Chris Mooney 2008

  • At Peace Action in Washington, D.C., a descendant of antinuke groups, members are getting fired up -- mobilizing local chapters, raising money, recruiting new members.

    A New Peace Movement, Too 2007

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