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peace advocacy

peace advocacy

3.7
Support for peace between countries to prevent war
  • noun
translation icon : defensa de la paz
  • She dedicated her career to peace advocacy, working with governments to resolve disputes diplomatically.

Examples

  • Many groups engage in peace advocacy to prevent wars.

  • The organization is known for its commitment to peace advocacy around the world.

  • Many international conferences are held to promote peace advocacy and prevent armed conflict.

  • The organization focuses on peace advocacy.

  • Many international conferences are held to promote peace advocacy and prevent armed conflict.

  • She dedicated her career to peace advocacy, working with governments to resolve disputes diplomatically.

  • The organization is known for its commitment to peace advocacy around the world.

Synonyms

peace initiative
vspeace advocacy
8 3.8

A step that starts talks to end a conflict between countries or groups

is wider ongoing support for friendly international relations rather than a single proposal
peacemongering effort
vspeace advocacy
7.4

Actions that try to stop fighting and help people agree

is broader public promotion and support rather than direct practical actions
peacemaking
vspeace advocacy
3.8

Helping to end a fight or keep groups calm

focuses more on preventing conflict and promoting friendly relations generally

Antonyms

to inflame tensions
  • Literature
1 7.4

Make people more angry and cause conflict between groups

war advocacy
7.9

Support for using military force as a government's policy

How Active

peace march
2 3.0
peace advocacy
3.7

Surface Forms

peace advocacy singular
peace advocacies plural

Morphology

peace + advocacy

The meaning 'active support or promotion of peace' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'peace' (absence of war) with 'advocacy' (public support), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This noun+noun/compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the MWE immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Peace advocacy comes from the simple image of a person standing up to speak for a calm world: peace means no war and advocacy means speaking up or acting for a cause. So, 'peace advocacy' means actively supporting and promoting peaceful relations between countries.