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humanitarian adjective noun
/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/
/-ˈter.i-/ adj n [C] Definition
(a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people's lives and reducing suffering
The prisoner has been released for humanitarian reasons.
The United Nations is sending humanitarian aid (= food and supplies to help people) to the areas worst affected by the conflict.
The well-known humanitarian, Joseph Rowntree, was concerned with the welfare of his employees.
humanitarianism noun
/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ə.nɪ.zəm//-ˈter.i-/ n [U] (Definition of humanitarian adjective/noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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