A peacekeeping force is a group of soldiers that is sent to a country where there is war or fighting, in order to try to prevent more violence. Peacekeeping forces are usually made up of troops from several different countries.
...the possibilities of a U.N. peacekeeping force monitoring the ceasefire in thecountry.
They have taken part in several international peacekeeping operations.
...Marrack Goulding, the U.N.'s undersecretary-general in charge of peacekeeping.
peacekeeping in British English
(ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ)
noun
a.
the maintenance of peace, esp the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area
b.
(as modifier)
a UN peacekeeping force
Derived forms
peacekeeper (ˈpeaceˌkeeper)
noun
peacekeeping in American English
(ˈpisˌkipɪŋ)
adjective
1.
of or relating to the process of maintaining peace, specif., of the reduction or elimination of armed conflict by the use of neutral troops to enforce a truce or separate hostile groups
UN peacekeeping forces
: also written ˈpeace-ˌkeeping
noun
2.
such a process
Derived forms
peacekeeper (ˈpeaceˌkeeper)
noun
Examples of 'peacekeeping' in a sentence
peacekeeping
I was stationed there three years ago as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER (2002)
All those peacekeeping chaps knocking around there with - battlefield nuclear weapons, isn't that the technical term?
Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE (2002)
Most of the peacekeeping soldiers of the center land supported my mother.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD (2002)
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British English: peacekeeping NOUN
A peacekeeping force is a group of soldiers that is sent to a country where there is war or fighting, in order to try to prevent more violence. Peacekeeping forces are usually made up of troops from several different countries.
A UN peacekeeping force is monitoring the ceasefire in the country.