Peacekeeping Meaning
/ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
noun(for example) a peacekeeping force.
Sentence Examples
The UN needs to send a peacekeeping force to Western Sahara.
Bangladesh has consistently made large contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The UN's ____ mission aimed to stop the violence between the two groups.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The United Nations deployed a ____ force to the region to monitor the fragile ceasefire agreement.
Word Origin & History
From peace + keeping, after keep the peace.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The UN's ____ mission aimed to stop the violence between the two groups.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The United Nations deployed a ____ force to the region to monitor the fragile ceasefire agreement.