peace
157
2.0
- noun
- /piːs/
- Formal
- The window of opportunity to revive the peace process will, however, probably be brief.
- a peace treaty
- make peace
- a peace agreement
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Watch on YouTubePeople don't negotiate peace or even an Armistice if they're winning.
- People don't negotiate peace or even an Armistice if they're winning.
- No, I hope the peace deal can go through.
- And he talks about the difference between a just peace and an unjust peace.
- So this is a slam on a peace accord between Ukraine and Russia.
- And I would put forward that there is a bad peace and there are good wars.
- I mean, Colombia has negotiated what seems to be a decent peace accord with the FARC.
- So right now she is getting married to the werewolves for a peace treaty.
- And the guy who died in his office, the the peace negotiator.
Examples
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Periodically, Colombian administrations have launched a variety of peace efforts, also with mixed results.
Academic text (1999) -
They've asked me to negotiate a peace treaty.
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No, I hope the peace deal can go through.
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Britain to host a peace conference.
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The only country to propose a peace plan was China.
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The initial war was won in about six weeks, but the peace was lost soon thereafter.
Academic text (2013) -
In the meantime, the Turks are working toward their own peace accord with the PKK.
Academic text (2015) -
President Javenal Habyarimana of Rwanda has agreed to unconditional peace talks with the Rwandan Patriotic Front.
Academic text (1990) -
After months of negotiations, the two countries finally signed a peace agreement to end the conflict.
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The leaders met to discuss a comprehensive peace settlement that would ensure stability in the region.
Synonyms
397
2.5
An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution
380
4.1
A written agreement between countries about peace, trade or other relations
357
3.3
An agreement that ends a legal or business dispute
76
6.0
An official written agreement between countries
33
3.0
A formal agreement to stop a war and start peaceful relations
21
7.2
A formal written agreement between groups such as countries and companies to promise to do something or stop doing something
1
7.6
An agreement that ends a conflict and brings peace between the sides
Antonyms
Idioms
7
8.5
Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever
- Archaic
5
9.1
To die peacefully, people say this as a gentle way to talk about someone's death
Compounds
- Formal
106
3.0
A series of talks and actions to end a war and make peace between fighting sides
46
3.4
A United States government program that sends volunteers to help people in other countries
- Formal
14
4.5
A person who does small legal tasks like witnessing documents, marrying people, and hearing minor cases
- Formal
11
3.5
A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
- Literature
6
6.8
A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
5
3.0
A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other
- Formal
1
9.8
A set of treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and made states independent
- Formal
1
5.1
An action that makes a public place noisy or unsafe and can get you in trouble with the police
- Specialized
1
4.2
A field of study that looks at why people fight and how to make peace
1
7.7
A nickname for the US state North Dakota because of the Peace Garden on its border
How Binding
- Formal
157
2.0
- Formal
357
3.3
- Formal
∞
1.4
- Formal
17
7.4
43
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word peace comes from the Latin pax meaning 'peace', and when fighting ends people often make a formal agreement or pact to stop the war. So, peace can mean the agreement or treaty that ends a conflict.