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lasting peace

lasting peace

11 3.3
A long time with no war or fighting between countries
  • noun
translation icon : paz duradera
  • After years of negotiation, the leaders finally signed an agreement aimed at achieving lasting peace between the nations.
  • just and lasting peace
  • basis for lasting peace
  • lasting peace settlement

But he will not offer us any lasting peace because he needs conflict.

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Examples

  • More and more thoughtful Israelis and Palestinians are working towards a just and lasting peace.

    Blog text (17)

  • If there is to be any hope of lasting peace and stability in the Middle East, nothing less will do.

    Academic text (2012)

  • All parties must now work towards a lasting peace.

    Battleground (2012)

  • And now both sides wanna find a way to a lasting peace.

    Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

  • We must have a just and lasting peace!

    Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

  • For unless there is security here at home, there cannot be lasting peace in the world.

    Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

  • How does one create a just and lasting peace?

    Academic text (1997)

  • War, however, cannot be the answer to lasting peace.

    Academic text (1991)

  • One hundred years ago, after the war, our founders created a system they believed would prevent future conflict and create lasting peace.

    Divergent (2014)

  • Over the long run, the only real way to create lasting peace is to promote better governance.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

peace
vslasting peace
646 1.0

A time when countries or groups do not fight

lasts for a long time without interruption by conflict
tranquility
vslasting peace
  • US
49 4.0

A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry

focuses on calmness while not necessarily involving absence of conflict over time
peacetime
vslasting peace
25 3.4

A time when a country is not at war

denotes a long continuous state of harmony rather than a simple nonwar period
peacefulness
vslasting peace
4 2.7

A calm, quiet feeling with no worry

refers to prolonged social harmony rather than simple personal calm
peace and understanding
vslasting peace
1 3.0

A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other

emphasizes lasting harmony over time rather than only mutual understanding

Antonyms

to conflict
135 4.1

To be against something or not agree with it

How Peaceful

lasting peace
11 3.3
peace
646 1.0
grith
  • Archaic
9.9
truce
171 4.0
ceasefire
106 3.7

Surface Forms

lasting peace singular
lasting peaces plural

Morphology

lasting + peace

The meaning 'a state of tranquility or harmony that continues for a long time' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lasting' (existing for a long duration) with 'peace' (absence of conflict). This adjective + noun composition follows ordinary compositional semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Lasting peace gives a simple picture: imagine a quiet garden that stays safe for many years. Here, lasting means it goes on for a long time and peace means 'no fighting', so the phrase means 'a long time without fighting'.