peacekeeping
nounUK /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/
Etymology From peace + keeping, after keep the peace.
1
Usually The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
- Peacekeeping is one of the things that the United Nations, for all its foibles, does well.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 378:
2
Usually, As a noun modifier (for example) a peacekeeping force.
- Related terms
- peacekeeper