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peacekeeping
[ pees-kee-ping ]
noun
- the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area:
the United Nations' efforts toward peacekeeping.
- an instance of this.
adjective
- for or pertaining to peacekeeping:
peacekeeping forces.
peacekeeping
/ ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ /
noun
- the maintenance of peace, esp the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area
- ( as modifier )
a UN peacekeeping force
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Derived Forms
- ˈpeaceˌkeeper, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peacekeeping1
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Example Sentences
Because of this, the peacekeeping forces have been blocking Muslims from leaving on envoys out of the country.
The United Nations peacekeeping force, MONUSCO, is the largest and best-funded in the world.
Bolotov also had called for Russia to deploy peacekeeping troops to eastern Ukraine.
The U.N. peacekeeping battalion of Indian soldiers fired warning shots, but failed to halt the angry mob.
Far from it, the continent had become a security “exporter,” contributing peacekeeping forces around the world.
Are there alternative or more effective ways and means to conduct these peacekeeping-related operations?
It is also true that certain operations such as peacekeeping tend to be manpower intensive.
They include the increasingly familiar peacemaking, peacekeeping, show of force, and humanitarian relief efforts.
Your joint resolution on the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon is also serving the cause of peace.
Now the multinational peacekeeping force and our marines are helping them break their cycle of despair.
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