peacekeeping

[ pees-kee-ping ]

noun

1. the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area:

   the United Nations' efforts toward peacekeeping.

2. an instance of this.

adjective

1. for or pertaining to peacekeeping:

   peacekeeping forces.

peacekeeping

/ ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the maintenance of peace, esp the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area
   2. ( as modifier )

      a UN peacekeeping force

Derived Forms

• ˈpeaceˌkeeper, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacekeeping¹

First recorded in 1960–65; peace + keeping

Example Sentences

Tensions between Israel and the UN over its peacekeeping operations in southern Lebanon have escalated in recent months, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for the forces to pull out of “combat areas”.

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Since then, just one aid convoy has reached the town with the coordination of UN peacekeeping forces, the Unifil mission said.

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Plans for more robust peacekeeping evaporated in the transition to the first Trump administration.

From BBC

The resolution called for Lebanese territory south of the Litani to be free of any armed personnel or weapons other than those of the Lebanese state and a UN peacekeeping force.

From BBC

He saw active service in Northern Ireland, served in a peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, and as a liaison officer in the Gulf War.

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