pacifist

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She identified as a pacifist, socialist and member of the IWW, the Industrial Workers of the World.

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  1. A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.

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  1. someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  2. opposed to war

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  • Then I was a pacifist, abhorring bloodshed and violence, but, like most, I always recognized the decadence of the times, and when the chance came to play Caesar, I took it. —  SEPTEMBER, 1953 Vol
  • While I certainly didn't convince him to become an anti-imperialist or a pacifist, I was able to talk to him long enough to get my point across that killing people is a bad way to solve political problems. by RoB Monday, Mar. 02, 2009 at 10: 15 PM studentswalkingbymemorial. jpg, image / jpeg, 640x480
  • The interesting twist is that the pacifist is the one who exacts cold-blooded revenge by assassinating the man responsible for his parents 'murders. —  American Madness
  • Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. —  The Reality Check
  • Norman Matton Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. —  Baltimore Reporter
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