noun
- The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations.
- synonyms: peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation
adjective
- Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces.
- usage: "a peacekeeping force"
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