Peacekeeping

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/

Origin

From peace + keeping, after keep the peace.

Full definition of peacekeeping

Noun

1. The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. from 17th c.
• 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 378:Peacekeeping is one of the things that the United Nations, for all its foibles, does well.

Related terms

• peacekeeper