the Peace Corps
noun
: a U.S. organization that trains and sends people who work without pay to help poor people in other countries
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Reagan’s choice to head USAID was M. Peter McPherson, a moderate Republican whose experience in the Peace Corps had warmed him to foreign aid.
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Time, 12 May 2025
Understanding the Peace Corps In 1961, President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps, an independent agency in the federal government, alongside USAID as a way to reinvigorate American diplomacy.
—Thomas J Nisley, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The Family Video Don Gayton spent two years serving in the Peace Corps among poor farmers in Colombia.
—Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The Last 15 Presidents: A victory over Nazi Germany, creating the Peace Corps, taking the nation off the gold standard, a $787 billion stimulus package and other highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Time, 12 May 2025
Understanding the Peace Corps In 1961, President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps, an independent agency in the federal government, alongside USAID as a way to reinvigorate American diplomacy.
—Thomas J Nisley, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The Family Video Don Gayton spent two years serving in the Peace Corps among poor farmers in Colombia.
—Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The Last 15 Presidents: A victory over Nazi Germany, creating the Peace Corps, taking the nation off the gold standard, a $787 billion stimulus package and other highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Peace Corps
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“The Peace Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Peace%20Corps. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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