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peacekeeping
adjective
of or relating to the process of maintaining peace, specif., of the reduction or elimination of armed conflict by the use of neutral troops to enforce a truce or separate hostile groups: UN peacekeeping forces
also written peace-keeping
noun
such a process
Related Forms:
- peacekeeper noun
See peacekeeping in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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