peace offensive

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of peace offensive

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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This, to say the least, is not in the cards—and I suspect Kim will tread lightly on this point if he wants Trump to go along with this latest peace offensive.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2018

The U.S. bishops' peace offensive began with a pastoral letter in 1976.

From Time Magazine Archive

His visit to the U.N. continues what is already the longest, most peripatetic and most widely applauded Soviet peace offensive ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

A plot against the Pope would have demanded extreme caution, since it conceivably could have endangered Andropov's political prospects and damaged the Kremlin's European peace offensive.

From Time Magazine Archive

So the Winter of 1917-18 saw a new peace offensive, but this time most of the work was done by the Allies, and the object was to detach Austria-Hungary from Germany.

From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Lord, Frank B.

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