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- noun Plural form of
nonperson .
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Examples
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Perhaps if you'd look closely at a few sonograms of unborn "nonpeople" you would change your mind--but I doubt it.
The Work That Euphemism Does: A Few Thoughts on the Recent History of Abortion Tenured Radical 2009
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The most fundamental question for Americans is whether they too will be treated as nonpeople by U.S. elites should America now be entering a period of long economic decline and resulting political instability -- as has already occurred for those homeowners tricked out of their life savings by Wall Street.
Fred Branfman: Should Christopher Hitchens Apologize to Iraqis (And U.S. Peace Marchers?) 2010
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Many Americans may find themselves called upon to invent such words in coming years, as the mentality that has treated millions of foreigners as nonpeople increasingly affects American lives at home.
Fred Branfman: Should Christopher Hitchens Apologize to Iraqis (And U.S. Peace Marchers?) 2010
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Many Americans may find themselves called upon to invent such words in coming years, as the mentality that has treated millions of foreigners as nonpeople increasingly affects American lives at home.
Fred Branfman: Should Christopher Hitchens Apologize to Iraqis (And U.S. Peace Marchers?) 2010
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The most fundamental question for Americans is whether they too will be treated as nonpeople by U.S. elites should America now be entering a period of long economic decline and resulting political instability -- as has already occurred for those homeowners tricked out of their life savings by Wall Street.
Fred Branfman: Should Christopher Hitchens Apologize to Iraqis (And U.S. Peace Marchers?) 2010
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It is also easy to justify war when only hated political leaders or groups are discussed: "Saddam Hussein," "Ahmadinejad," "the Taliban" - and the civilian population, always the main victims in war, are treated as nonpeople.
Fred Branfman: Should Christopher Hitchens Apologize to Iraqis (And U.S. Peace Marchers?) 2010
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It is also easy to justify war when only hated political leaders or groups are discussed: "Saddam Hussein," "Ahmadinejad," "the Taliban" - and the civilian population, always the main victims in war, are treated as nonpeople.
Fred Branfman: Should Christopher Hitchens Apologize to Iraqis (And U.S. Peace Marchers?) 2010
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If a temporal model of e-mail behavior can distinguish between different people, it can also distinguish people from nonpeople.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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If a temporal model of e-mail behavior can distinguish between different people, it can also distinguish people from nonpeople.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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I was pretty good at noticing such things, but there were plenty of people (and nonpeople) who were better than me.
Dead Beat Butcher, Jim 2005
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