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Greenpeace

name

Etymology

From green + peace.

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-✻
  2. derived from pāx
  3. derived from pais
  4. derived from peis
  5. inherited from pees
  6. compounded as greenpeace — “green + peace”

Definitions

  1. An international, direct-action environmental organization.

    • One particularly exciting sequence shows how members of Greenpeace, a Canadian conservation group, defend whales fleeing from a huge Soviet whaler.
    • Since its founding in 1970, Greenpeace has borne witness against environmental injustice through numerous non-violent direct actions.
    • Before the doors were opened the security guards were warned to look out for "Greenpeace types," not smartly dressed business women.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA