The term 'United Nations' was first used officially in 1942 to refer to:
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Correct answer: The anti-Axis wartime alliance of nations
President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the term. The 'Declaration by United Nations' was signed by 26 nations pledging to fight together against the Axis powers and not to make a separate peace.
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