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

But he said apparent Russian atrocities — such as in the town of Bucha, where civilians appeared to have been tortured and beheaded — would make a peace offensive based on annexation more difficult for Ukraine’s Western backers to accept.

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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.

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“We are carried away by Kim Jong Un’s sudden deceitful peace offensive, but just a while ago he blackmailed us and the whole world with nuclear and missile provocations, while killing his own family members and executives,” Park said.

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The commentary by the Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday acknowledged only that the North has started a “dialogue peace offensive.”

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This helps explain the sudden peace offensive against South Korea this year.

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