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.

Origin of peacekeeping

First recorded in 1960–65; peace + keeping

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Examples from the Web for peacekeeping

Contemporary Examples of peacekeeping

Because of this, the peacekeeping forces have been blocking Muslims from leaving on envoys out of the country.
The Year’s Most Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis
Nina Strochlic
January 1, 2015
The United Nations peacekeeping force, MONUSCO, is the largest and best-funded in the world.
Victims No More: Congo’s Badass Women Mechanics
Nina Strochlic
June 6, 2014
The U.N. peacekeeping battalion of Indian soldiers fired warning shots, but failed to halt the angry mob.
Before There’s a Genocide: The Slaughter in South Sudan Must Stop
Justine Fleischner, John Prendergast
April 23, 2014
Will they be insisting on American peacekeeping forces, and billions of dollars in American aid?
Kofi Annan’s Exit: Why Obama Should Lead From Behind In Syria
Leslie H. Gelb
August 2, 2012
Any international effort to get a peacekeeping force into Syria will need Turkish assistance and bases.
What Comes After Assad in Syria?
Bruce Riedel
July 20, 2012

Historical Examples of peacekeeping

It is also true that certain operations such as peacekeeping tend to be manpower intensive.
Shock and Awe
Harlan K. Ullman
They include the increasingly familiar peacemaking, peacekeeping, show of force, and humanitarian relief efforts.
Shock and Awe
Harlan K. Ullman

British Dictionary definitions for peacekeeping

peacekeeping

noun

1. the maintenance of peace, esp the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area
2. (as modifier)a UN peacekeeping force

Derived Formspeacekeeper, noun

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