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Definition of Peacekeeping
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces. "A peacekeeping force"
2. Noun. The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations).
Generic synonyms: Military Operation, Operation
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Definition of Peacekeeping
1. Noun. An effort to preserve peace between hostile groups, especially by a sanctioned military force. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peacekeeping
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peacekeeping
Literary usage of Peacekeeping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"peacekeeping and Maintaining Civil Order In the aftermath of cease-fires and more
substantial peace settlements, traditional lightly armed peacekeeping ..."
2. Searching For Partners: Regional Organizations And Peace Operations by William Lewis, Edward Marks (1999)
"peacekeeping, therefore, might offer Moscow a form of acceptable ... peacekeeping
One major concern of members of this regional organization is that of ..."
3. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Helsinki Watch, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Ivana Nizich (1993)
"UN peacekeeping and other efforts in Bosnia-Hercegovina, as in Croatia, ...
peacekeeping UN peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia-Hercegovina were at first only ..."
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