Definition of Peacekeeping

1. Noun. The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations).


2. Adjective. Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces. "A peacekeeping force"

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

peaceably
peacebreaker
peacebreakers
peacebuilding
peaced
peaceful
peaceful coexistence
peacefull
peacefuller
peacefullest
peacefully
peacefulness
peacefulnesses
peacekeeper
peacekeepers
peacekeeping (current term)
peacekeeping mission
peacekeeping operation
peacekeepings
peaceless
peacelessness
peacemakers
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peacemakings
peacemonger
peacemongering
peacemongers
peacenik
peaceniks
peaces

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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