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

peacekeeper

ˈpēs-ˌkē-pər 

noun

Examples of peacekeeping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, that zone would require a peacekeeping force, ostensibly from a neutral organization or country. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

The president has also talked of deploying the National Guard to the city for a peacekeeping presence, a move Illinois politicians and local activists have denounced. —Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer has floated the idea of an international peacekeeping force in Ukraine, ranging from a few hundred observers to a contingent of tens of thousands. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 Aug. 2025

Speaking Monday before the White House meetings took place, Russia’s Foreign Ministry rejected the idea of a possible NATO peacekeeping force in Ukraine. —Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for peacekeeping

• recordkeeping
• beekeeping
• bookkeeping
• gatekeeping
• housekeeping
• safekeeping
• timekeeping
• beeping
• creeping
• heaping
• keeping
• leaping

Kids Definition

peacekeeping

noun

peace·​keep·​ing ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ 

: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force