PEACEKEEPER


Meaning of PEACEKEEPER in English

also peace-keeper

(~s)

1.

Peacekeepers are soldiers who are members of a peacekeeping force.

There’s been much fear that the United Nations ~s would be under attack in a situation like that.

N-COUNT: usu pl, oft supp N

2.

If you describe a country or an organization as a ~, you mean that it often uses its influence or armed forces to try to prevent wars or violent conflicts in the world.

They want the United Nations to play a bigger role as the world’s ~...

N-COUNT: usu sing

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