peacekeeping mission
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- noun
- /ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ ˈmɪʃən/
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misión de mantenimiento de la paz
- Not only have costs proliferated, so has the scope of peacekeeping missions.
- UN peacekeeping mission
- perform peacekeeping missions
- peacekeeping mission in Haiti
No, GF would would participate in peacekeeping missions.
- No, GF would would participate in peacekeeping missions.
Examples
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The first, and by far the dominant one, is participation in peacekeeping missions through the United Nations.
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The Security Council will vote on renewing the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon to ensure stability in the region.
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An effective peacekeeping mission requires close coordination of all three levels at which forces operate.
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For the first time in its history, NATO was to deploy an army in a peacekeeping mission.
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Very strict rules apply to the use of force during peacekeeping missions.
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So there was a limited military presence that, as you said, was part of the UN peacekeeping mission where the US was helping fly supplies there.
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Each should be willing to provide 5,000 fully trained troops on an ongoing basis for peacekeeping missions authorized by the Security Council.
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Finally, India would like to possess the requisite naval capabilities to carry out peacekeeping missions in the Indian Ocean littoral.
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The United States has already signed on for even more UN peacekeeping missions in Bosnia, Mozambique, Liberia, and Angola.
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A spokeswoman for the UN peacekeeping mission, Yasmina Bouziane, said, "MINUSTAH didn't fire at all."
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Synonyms
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A military mission to stop fighting and make an area calm between groups or countries
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'peacekeeping' (relating to maintaining peace) with 'mission' (an organized operation), so its meaning as an operation to maintain or restore peace is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a straightforward, compositional noun phrase common across languages and English usage, so a B1 learner who knows the two words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Peacekeeping mission comes from the simple image of soldiers standing between two fighting groups to keep the peace, like a human wall that stops the fighting. So, the phrase means 'troops sent to keep or restore order'.