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peacemaking

peacemaking

8 3.7
Helping people or groups end a conflict and start good relations
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːsˌmeɪkɪŋ/
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  • Likewise, the Native Hawaiian peacemaking process of Ho'oponopono is based on concepts of interconnectedness.
  • peacemaking efforts
  • peacemaking process
  • peacemaking initiatives

So I think, I think an American monopoly is not the best approach to peacemaking.

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Examples

  • Yet this is not the only context in which local religious leaders can be effective in peacemaking.

    Academic text (2007)
  • To have a chance at success, peacemaking efforts and rebuilding strategies must take these regional dynamics into account.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Here, religious peacemaking includes a variety of actions guided by religion toward the specific end result of peace.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Specific words within the peacemaking ceremony denote process as movement toward a state of balance.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In fact, many of the peacemakers discussed in this article have successfully founded their own religious peacemaking organizations.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Tribal peacemaking itself differs across tribes, although it tends to contain some common elements.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Nowhere has the new regional approach to peacemaking and peacekeeping been better demonstrated than in Kosovo.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I think that peacemaking is going to face a very daunting task here, given all that's accumulated.

  • Mediation techniques might be fruitful in some settings, like the Navajo peacemaking courts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The organization aims to promote peacemaking by facilitating dialogue between conflicting parties.

Synonyms

peace process
vspeacemaking
  • Formal
186 3.0

A series of talks and actions to end a war and make peace between fighting sides

is the hands-on process of helping groups stop fighting and form peaceful relations
mediation
vspeacemaking
41 4.2

A neutral person helps people who disagree reach an agreement

is broader, involving general efforts to end conflict beyond third party facilitation
conciliation
vspeacemaking
6 6.7

An act that brings people or groups back to peace with help from a neutral person

is the general process of helping groups end conflict and make peace
peacebuilding
vspeacemaking
  • Specialized
1 4.6

Actions to create and keep peace after a conflict

aims to stop conflict and establish peaceful relations during or before conflict ends
peacemongering effort
vspeacemaking
7.4

Actions that try to stop fighting and help people agree

is specifically the process of helping opposing groups end conflict and relate peacefully

Antonyms

65 5.7

A rise in how serious or costly a situation becomes

58 7.2

An action or comment that makes someone react, often making them angry

How Forceful

peacekeeping
125 4.1
peacemaking
8 3.7
diplomacy
  • Formal
201 3.7

Surface Forms

peacemaking singular
peacemakings plural

Morphology

peacemaking = peace + making (transparent) = peace + making

Direct compound of 'peace' and 'making', denoting the process or activity of establishing peace.

Etymology

Peacemaking is simply peace plus making, where peace means 'no war or fighting' and making means 'the act of creating'. That is why peacemaking means the process or action of helping people or groups end conflict and reach peace.