General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Humanitarian and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humanitarian" instead an adjective "General".
Humanitarian
Humanitarian adjective - Having or showing a concern for the welfare of others.
General and humanitarian are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Humanitarian".
Both words in one sentence
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While in China—inspired in part by his Quaker faith—he began to take up humanitarian causes, trying to improve the lot of his workers and the Chinese in general.
Source: Useful Notes / Herbert Hoover - I Am A Humanitarian: WQ eats a person because she was curious about eating in general.
Source: Webcomic / RWBY Quest -
I'm a Humanitarian: Mechon in general appear to be eating people during the initial attack on Colony 9, and Xord plays this up later on.
Source: Videogame / Xenoblade
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