Meaning of JVP | Babel Free
Definitions
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Initialism of jugular venous pressure. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Initialism of Jewish Voice for Peace. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Initialism of junior vice president. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Examples
“It also means that when a right-wing Jewish group such as the ZOA chooses to overlook Bannon’s well-documented links to anti-Semitic white nationalists, it puts itself on a moral par with J.V.P. Bannon is the man who expressly called Breitbart News “the platform for the alt-right,” knowing full-well the toxic range of opinion encompassed by the term.”
“Very few Palestinian student groups—or Palestinian people, for that matter⟳—meet⟳ Hillel’s standards to co-host an event or to appear⟳ as a speaker; even Jewish groups like⟳ Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) are disallowed due to their support⟳ for BDS. […] In recent years, Hillel chapters have⟳ also come⟳ under fire for withdrawing support⟳ from or further marginalizing queer Jewish student groups that participate⟳ in events co-sponsored by JVP, and for banning legendary civil rights activist Dorothy Zellner from speaking at campus chapters after she discussed her commitment to Palestinian human rights work⟳ in a speech at Harvard’s Hillel.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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