an active government campaign for peace or ending conflict
peace offensive in American English
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
Word origin
[1915–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, conditioning, feedback, markup, soviet
Examples of 'peace offensive' in a sentence
peace offensive
The uses of a 'peace offensive' abroad are manifest.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
It is, therefore, thought probable that the rejection of the present overtures will not by any means mark the end of the enemy peace offensive.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
We must expect it to be renewed in some form, and to see it accompanied by fresh 'peace offensives'.