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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They were said to be part of the peacekeeping movement.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The coalition is a group of nations working on maintaining peace in Ukraine once the war is over, particularly by deploying peacekeeping troops under a security guarantee against future Russian aggression.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The central government relies on foreign assistance for two-thirds of its budget, and the African Union’s peacekeeping mission props up its security.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Despite a peacekeeping force, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive on the sovereign territory in September 2023, which led to the displacement of nearly the entire Artsakh population, some 120,000, to Armenia.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The coalition is a group of nations working on maintaining peace in Ukraine once the war is over, particularly by deploying peacekeeping troops under a security guarantee against future Russian aggression.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The central government relies on foreign assistance for two-thirds of its budget, and the African Union’s peacekeeping mission props up its security.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Despite a peacekeeping force, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive on the sovereign territory in September 2023, which led to the displacement of nearly the entire Artsakh population, some 120,000, to Armenia.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Peacekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacekeeping. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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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