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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Still, agencies like the World Health Organization and U.S. Agency for International Development, who use federal grants to support things like global health initiatives and peacekeeping efforts, will feel the impacts. Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025 In 2023, Rwanda received around $160 million from its troop contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, roughly the same amount as its entire defense budget. Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025 Hug says in his chronicles on the conflict that his peacekeeping contingent relied on satellite cameras to track an ever-changing labyrinth of dangers produced by the smoldering war. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 The United States is the largest contributor to the U.N., accounting for nearly 25 percent of its overall budget, which in 2024 amounted to about $3.6 billion and went toward administrative and peacekeeping needs. Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 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 25 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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