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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The Kremlin has drawn red lines on the future architecture of Ukrainian security, rejecting plans by Kyiv’s allies to deploy peacekeeping troops from NATO nations when the war is over. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 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 It was founded by Gina and Marc Smith, an Army veteran of the 1990s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025 There is no stabilization force, no peacekeeping presence, no mechanism to prevent armed groups from settling their differences with bullets rather than ballots. Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peacekeeping

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First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Oct. 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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