peacekeeping

noun

peace·​keep·​ing ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ How to pronounce peacekeeping (audio)
: the preserving of peace
especially : international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities
peacekeeper noun

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An armed safety volunteer, who police described as a member of the peacekeeping team for the protest, then fired three shots. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2025 Ideally, such a process would be facilitated by the United Nations—given its experience in peacemaking—and the African Union, the regional body to which the UN wants to delegate peacekeeping operations. Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025 Ah Loo died Saturday after being inadvertently shot by a person believed to have been part of a peacekeeping team at a rally protesting President Trump in Salt Lake City. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025 The peacekeeping operation in Ukraine has been lauded worldwide for its leading-edge use of satellites and uncrewed aerial vehicles, or drones, equipped with cameras to provide real-time detection of troop movements, missile batteries and the flow of refugees away from battlefronts. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for peacekeeping

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First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of peacekeeping was in 1910

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“Peacekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacekeeping. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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peacekeeping

noun
peace·​keep·​ing ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ How to pronounce peacekeeping (audio)
: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force

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