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peacekeeping

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peacekeeping
peacekeeping /ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]
peacekeeping force/troops etc a group of soldiers who are sent to a place in order to stop two opposing groups from fighting each other:
    The United Nations has decided to send a peacekeeping force into the area.
—peacekeeper noun [countable]:
    a group of UN peacekeepers