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Record 1 2005-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
  • War and Peace (International Law)
  • Arms Control
CONT

Some 1,000 peace activists from 40 states lobbied over 300 senators and representatives ... after the huge antiwar march here. It was an unprecedented peace lobby, seeking to flex its political muscle in national politics.

CONT

The peace lobby largely confined itself to fighting particular weapons systems like the F-22 and ballistic missile defenses rather than questioning the underlying purpose and scope of the military budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

Pluriel : des lobbys ou des lobbies.

OBS

lobbys (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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