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PEACEKEEPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
Synonyms:
peacekeeping; peacekeeping mission; peacekeeping operation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("peacekeeping" is a kind of...):
military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces
Example:
a peacekeeping force
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
peacekeeping (the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations))
