peace offensive

noun

1. an active program, policy, propaganda campaign, etc., by a national government for the purpose of terminating a war or period of hostility, lessening international tensions, or promoting peaceful cooperation with other nations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peace offensive¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

So it was a crooked Kamerad cry, a peace offensive intended to sing us to sleep, that Germany launched in September, 1918.

From Project Gutenberg

Floyd Gibbons was the first to sound the alarm of the danger of the German peace offensive.

From Project Gutenberg