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

Kyiv insists that security guarantees must be a part of a peace deal instead of NATO membership, and this remains a sticking point in negotiations with Moscow, which is refusing to allow Ukraine’s allies to be part of any peacekeeping force in the country. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025

The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, Guterres said in a statement. —CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025

European allies are working on a plan to see a multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Ukraine as part of a post-war security guarantee, an idea Russia has rejected. —Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

Bush stepped up humanitarian aid and backed the deployment of a joint UN–African Union peacekeeping force, the biggest in the world at that time. —Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 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