humanitarian
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ɪˈtɛər adjective
1.
having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
2.
of or pertaining to ethical or theological humanitarianism.
3.
pertaining to the saving of human lives or to the alleviation of suffering: a humanitarian crisis.
noun
4.
a person actively engaged in promoting human welfare and social reforms, as a philanthropist.
5.
a person who professes ethical or theological humanitarianism.
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sem·i·hu·man·i·tar·i·an, adjective, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having the interests of mankind at heart |
| 2. | of or relating to ethical or theological humanitarianism |
| —n | |
| 3. | a philanthropist |
| 4. | an adherent of humanitarianism |
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Example sentences
Their argument was caricatured by critics as purely humanitarian but was in fact strategic.
The path of the future will find a broader objective in the direction indicated by the humanitarian path.
Imperialism has always been more humanitarian than terrorism.
But bad weather also meant that humanitarian airlifts probably would be halted and visits from foreign dignitaries delayed.
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