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  • 21Peace offering — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… …

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  • 22Peace officer — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… …

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  • 23peace — [pēs] n. [ME pais < OFr < L pax (gen. pacis) < IE base * pak , to fasten > FANG, L pacisci, to confirm an agreement, pangere, to fasten] 1. freedom from war or a stopping of war 2. a treaty or agreement to end war or the threat of war …

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  • 24agreement — agree·ment n 1 a: the act or fact of agreeing by mutual agreement b: unity of opinion, understanding, or intent; esp: the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same terms if they reach agreement ◇ Under common law, agreement is a necessary… …

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  • 25Peace Corps — logo (1961) Agency overview Formed March 21, 1961 Headquarters Washington, D.C …

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  • 26Peace and conflict studies — Peace Research redirects here Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyses violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending social conflicts with a view towards understanding… …

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  • 27Peace Now — (Hebrew: שלום עכשיו Shalom Akhshav ) is a left wing non governmental organization [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L 3409006,00.html Peace Now in Hebron: Expel settlers from city Israel News, Ynetnews ] ] in Israel with the agenda of… …

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  • 28peace — W2S2 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no war)¦ 2¦(no noise/interruptions)¦ 3¦(calm/not worried)¦ 4 make (your) peace with somebody 5 keep the peace 6 hold/keep your peace 7 disturb the peace 8 rest in peace ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; …

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  • 29peace in our time — [peace in our time] a phrase used by the British ↑Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938 after signing the ↑Munich Agreement by which Britain, France and Italy allowed Hitler to take control of a part of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain got off… …

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  • 30Peace Congresses — • Meetings of representatives of different nations to obtain a peaceful settlement of differences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Peace Congresses     Peace Congresses   …

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