the Peace Corps
noun/ðə ˈpiːs kɔː(r)/
/ðə ˈpiːs kɔːr/
[singular]- a US organization that sends young Americans to work in other countries without pay in order to create international friendshipCulturePresident John F Kennedy began the Peace Corps in 1961 with the aim of helping other countries in the fields of health, education, farming, etc.
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