Opposed to war; relating to organized opposition against warfare or a specific military conflict.
From 'anti-' (against) plus 'war' (from Old Germanic). The term became widespread during the 20th century, especially during Vietnam War protests.
The antiwar movement of the 1960s created a whole vocabulary—from 'war machine' to 'military-industrial complex'—that fundamentally changed how people talked about conflict and weapons.
Antiwar movements have historically centered male conscription and male combatant experiences, often marginalizing women's war experiences: nurses, civilians, sexual violence survivors, and displacement.
Use naturally but recognize antiwar advocacy should include women's experiences of conflict—not only soldiers' perspectives.
Women peace activists (Bertha von Suttner, Jane Addams, contemporary feminist antiwar scholars) articulated peace frameworks centered on care, reconstruction, and survival, not only on rejecting combat.
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