rauhanoppositio

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) In the Finnish history, a group of politicians who, towards the end of WWII were working for concluding a separate peace treaty with the Soviet Union; usually translated as peace opposition into English.
  • (by extension) Any opposition group in any country which works for peace, either in order to end an ongoing war or to prevent a threatening war.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish rauhan (of peace, of the peace) + Finnish oppositio (opposition).

Origin

Finnish

oppositio

Gloss

opposition

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