peacekeeping
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English
Etymology
From peace + keeping, after keep the peace.
Pronunciation
Noun
peacekeeping (usually uncountable, plural peacekeepings)
- The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 378:
- Peacekeeping is one of the things that the United Nations, for all its foibles, does well.
- (as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
Related terms
Translations
preserving peace
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peacekeeping as a noun modifier
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