armistice
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
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- post·ar·mi·stice, noun
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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when the armistice was signed, over 20 million people had lost their lives.
Celebrating, honoring and remembering America’s LGBTQ veterans | Brody Levesque | November 11, 2022 | Washington BladeAs an exit strategy, he is probably hoping the west will simply pressure the Ukrainian people into accepting an armistice that gives Russia de jure control over 20% of their nation.
That the armistice in Watts held for a decade was remarkable.
Los Angeles Had a Chance to Build a Better City After the Rodney King Violence in 1992. Here's Why It Failed | Elizabeth Hinton | May 18, 2021 | TimeTheir enduring curiosity revealed the truth of the words uttered by an anguished nurse when the armistice was declared in November 1918, amid an influenza pandemic that left her with no spirit to celebrate.
Lyn Macdonald, acclaimed chronicler of World War I, dies at 91 | Emily Langer | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostLife along the armistice line showcases some of the worst excesses of both sides.
The Gaza War Has Left Jerusalem More Divided Than Ever | Peter Schwartzstein | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
By the time the armistice was signed in 1918, a British woman aged 16-32 stood only a one-in-ten chance of marriage.
After the armistice, Brazier hosted one of her popular pig roasts at Col de la Luère, hiring a clown and a marching band.
The fighting had stopped with nothing more solid than an armistice.
Between Two Catastrophes: Look at Syria, and Question Everyone's Stories about 1948 | Gershom Gorenberg | September 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLegal jurisdiction would go in accordance with the 1949 armistice agreement.
It was a direct lie to tell the Austrian commander that an armistice had been arranged and the bridge ceded to the French.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonSo an armistice was agreed to on June 26, and representatives of both sides met to discuss terms.
The Red Year | Louis TracyAt Stettin, during the armistice, he entered the fortress and tried to seduce the governor, an ex-Jacobin and erstwhile friend.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe burial of 3,000 Turks by armistice at Anzac seems to have been carried out without a hitch.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonMeanwhile, unknown to the Marshal, the Emperor had accepted the Czar's demands for an armistice.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for armistice
/ (ˈɑːmɪstɪs) /
an agreement between opposing armies to suspend hostilities in order to discuss peace terms; truce
Origin of armistice
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