peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ 
: the preserving of peace
especially
: international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities
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In 1983, after a US peacekeeping mission in Lebanon turned into an intervention backing the country's Christian government, two truck bombs killed 241 American service personnel.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
There is chatter of an impending reduction or reorganization of the international NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, which has been in place since 1999 to stabilize the country following war in the Balkans.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The Marines were there as part of a peacekeeping mission during the Lebanese Civil War.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Instead, Israeli forces remained in five positions on Lebanese territory, while committing more than 10,000 violations in the first year of the ceasefire, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
There is chatter of an impending reduction or reorganization of the international NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, which has been in place since 1999 to stabilize the country following war in the Balkans.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The Marines were there as part of a peacekeeping mission during the Lebanese Civil War.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Instead, Israeli forces remained in five positions on Lebanese territory, while committing more than 10,000 violations in the first year of the ceasefire, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for peacekeeping
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peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ
: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force
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