peacekeeping

English

Etymology

From peace +‎ keeping, after keep the peace.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/

Noun

peacekeeping (usually uncountable, plural peacekeepings)

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.
(as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.

Related terms

peacekeeper

Translations

preserving peace

Azerbaijani: sülh məramlı
Finnish: rauhanturvaaminen (fi)
Spanish: mantenimiento de la paz m

Swedish: fredsbevarande (sv) n

peacekeeping as a noun modifier

Norwegian:
Bokmål: fredsbevarende

Nynorsk: fredsbevarande

Swedish: fredsbevarande (sv)

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