Nobel Peace Prize
Highest peacemaking honor
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes established by Alfred Nobel's will, awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to peace, disarmament, or the resolution of conflict.
It is the only Nobel Prize presented in Oslo, Norway, rather than Stockholm.
Winners have included figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and organizations like the International Red Cross.
She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.
Vigorous cause champion
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- leaderOne who guides others
- statesmanRespected political leader
visionary · icon · Mandela · Mother Teresa · Desmond Tutu · Dalai Lama · Jimmy Carter · Obama
Metal honor token
- trophyAward for winning
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
recognition · certificate · ceremony · Oslo · presentation · December · laureate · recipient
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- accordHarmony between parties
dialogue · ceasefire · reconciliation · arbitration · international relations · detente · conflict resolution · disarmament
Direct effort for reform
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- aidSupport given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
advocacy · justice · equality · refugee · poverty · oppression · liberation · dignity
Principled rejection of force
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- unityWholeness through cohesion
cooperation · brotherhood · solidarity · tolerance · coexistence · demilitarization · anti-war · conscientious objection
activist
Vigorous cause champion
statesman · visionary · icon · Mandela · Mother Teresa · Desmond Tutu · Dalai Lama · Jimmy Carter · Obama · Kofi Annan
medal
Metal honor token
distinction · recognition · certificate · ceremony · Oslo · presentation · December · laureate · recipient · nomination
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
accord · dialogue · ceasefire · reconciliation · arbitration · international relations · detente · conflict resolution · disarmament · nuclear nonproliferation
activism
Direct effort for reform
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- aidSupport given freely
relief · advocacy · justice · equality · refugee · poverty · oppression · liberation · dignity · freedom
nonviolence
Principled rejection of force
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
unity · cooperation · brotherhood · solidarity · tolerance · coexistence · demilitarization · anti-war · conscientious objection · Gandhi
- NorwayOslo, Bergen, Trondheim, fjord, fjords
- Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter, peanut farmer, Camp David Accords, Iran hostage crisis, presidency
- Mandela LegacyRobben Island, anti-apartheid, Mandela Day, imprisonment
- MLKMLK Day, I Have a Dream, March on Washington, Coretta Scott King, assassination
- Nordic Awards
- Obama EraBarack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act
Nobel Peace Prizeinfamy
Extreme public disgrace
condemnation · international sanctions · sanctions · disgrace · excommunication
Nobel Peace Prizedeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
merchant of death · warmongering · war medal · warmonger · war profiteer
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