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  • adjective Acting against or opposing violence.

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ violence.

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Examples

  • But Mr. Holder held to other public appearances that day: one in Baltimore for an antiviolence task force, another to discuss intellectual property and counterfeit goods.

    Holder Skirts Fight Over Terror Bill Evan Perez 2011

  • Kathy Willens/Associated Press Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, right, with Destiny Walker, 5, and Iesha Seiku, founder of Street Corner Resources, an antiviolence group that works with Harlem youth, at a rally against gun violence in Harlem on Sunday.

    City Rally Marks Tucson Shootings Pervaiz Shallwani 2012

  • "This year, we're going down to New Orleans to paint an antiviolence mural together," she said.

    Big Easy in the Big Apple Bruce Bennett 2011

  • The Living Library was launched at a music festival in Denmark in 2000 by Ronni Abergel, an antiviolence campaigner, who has taken the Living Library to places as diverse as Australia and Turkey.

    The Living Library – take out your prejudice? 2009

  • The killings served as a rallying point for Mr. Booker's antiviolence campaign.

    Living for the City 2009

  • Spending about $100,000 from private donors since its inception, New Horizon has paid for antiviolence TV spots featuring well-known players.

    In Fútbol-Mad Argentina, Ms. Rubeo 2008

  • SESAY: Ensler has teamed up with UNICEF to create an antiviolence campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2008 2008

  • A Tudou spokesman declined to comment, but Chinese Internet-media companies routinely remove content that violates their antiviolence or antipornography-service agreements, or which they feel may be objectionable to the government.

    China Reins in Nationalistic Anger 2008

  • The Tribune sought to not only document the children's deaths but to illuminate their lives, while highlighting promising antiviolence projects.

    Death At An Early Age 2008

  • Ms. Rubeo says antiviolence initiatives that don't get the fans themselves on board are doomed to fail.

    In Fútbol-Mad Argentina, Ms. Rubeo 2008

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