anti-war movement
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- noun
- /ˈæn.ti.wɔːr ˈmuːv.mənt/
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movimiento antibelicista
- In recent years, the anti-war movement has gained traction as more people voice their concerns about international military interventions.
I I think that the first thing is, is I was very much involved in the anti war movement in the first part of the century under George Bush.
- I I think that the first thing is, is I was very much involved in the anti war movement in the first part of the century under George Bush.
- So there's not a significant like anti war movement as you would see maybe later with Vietnam and things like this.
Examples
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Many artists and musicians were involved in the anti-war movement to express their opposition to military conflicts.
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ABC's World News Saturday ran its story somewhat later, plugging the possibility of a coming surge in the anti-war movement.
Blog text (29) -
Throughout the war, an anti-war movement had grown in America.
Fiction book (1998) -
Today, it is up to the anti-war movement to make sure his leadership touches as many soldiers' lives in Iraq as possible.
Blog text (4) -
But when he encountered the counterculture and anti-war movements in the United States, he decided to stay.
Academic text (2000) -
I thought that anti-war movements were supposed to promote dialogue and not alienate the parties involved.
Blog text (7) -
Yes, pop music was often very political in the 60s and fueled the anti-war movement.
Blog text (12) -
Your argument seems akin to saying the anti-war movement should accept the premise of wars "of liberation" and still try to protest wars.
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True, it's rather disheartening to see the rise of the anti-war movement under Bush get silenced, and some, it seems, willingly so.
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During the 1960s, the anti-war movement played a significant role in shaping public opinion about the Vietnam War.
Synonyms
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A person or group that opposes war and supports peace
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'anti-war' (opposed to war) plus 'movement' (a collective or campaign), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a collective opposing a war. This adjective+noun composition is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern and therefore predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase anti-war movement comes from the image of people marching together with signs that say 'no' to war: anti means against, war means fighting, and movement is people moving together for a cause. So, it now means 'a group or campaign that opposes a war'.