INDEX:
1. when there is no war
2. when two countries agree to stop fighting
3. to try to prevent or end a war
4. someone who is against war
RELATED WORDS
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↑ FIGHT
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1. when there is no war
▷ peace /piːs/ [uncountable noun]
when there is no war :
▪ There has been peace in the region for six years now.
peace talks/negotiations
when enemies meet and talk, to try and achieve peace
▪ The United States urged Moscow and the rebels to resume peace talks.
a peace agreement/deal/settlement
▪ More than 250,000 people died before a peace agreement was reached.
the peace process
a continuing attempt, over a long period, to achieve peace between enemies.
▪ the Middle East peace process
world peace
▪ It was a dangerous situation that threatened world peace.
peace movement
an organization that works to try to prevent wars
▪ All her life she’d been an active member of the peace movement.
▷ peacetime /ˈpiːstaɪm/ [uncountable noun]
a period of time when a country is not fighting a war - use this when comparing this period with a time when there is war :
▪ A country’s army may be quite small during peacetime.
▪ In peacetime, the Hercules aircraft has been used for distributing food to famine areas.
▪ The talks were aimed at establishing normal peacetime relations between the two countries.
▷ peaceful /ˈpiːsf ə l/ [adjective]
use this about changes or events that happen without war or fighting :
▪ There was a relatively peaceful transfer of power from the military government to the new democracy.
▪ a peaceful solution to the troubles in the region
peacefully [adverb]
▪ Can they achieve their independence peacefully?
▷ be at peace with /biː ət ˈpiːs wɪð/ [verb phrase]
if two or more countries are at peace with each other, they are not fighting each other and have a friendly relationship :
▪ From 1564 until 1585, England was at peace with most of her neighbours.
▪ For the next 25 years, Britain managd to remain at peace with France.
2. when two countries agree to stop fighting
▷ ceasefire /ˈsiːsfaɪəʳ/ [countable noun]
an agreement to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially in order to talk about making peace :
▪ The ceasefire won’t last unless both sides are prepared to compromise.
ceasefire between
▪ a ceasefire between the warring forces in the south
ceasefire agreement
▪ Both leaders signed the ceasefire agreement.
agree to/achieve a ceasefire
▪ The government had failed in numerous attempts to achieve a ceasefire through negotiation.
violate the ceasefire
start fighting again during a ceasefire
▪ So far no one has violated the three-day ceasefire.
▷ truce /truːs/ [countable noun]
an agreement to stop fighting for a short time, especially in order to discuss making peace :
▪ The rebels have ended a 17-month-old truce, and could strike at any time.
truce between
▪ a truce between the rival Christian forces
call/negotiate/secure etc a truce
▪ The two sides have been unable to negotiate a truce.
▷ peace treaty /ˈpiːs ˌtriːti/ [countable noun]
a written agreement between two enemies saying that they agree to end the war :
▪ Both countries agreed to work towards a peace treaty.
peace treaty between
▪ On July 12th, the South Korean President called for a peace treaty between the two states.
negotiate/draw up/sign/conclude a peace treaty
▪ The left-wing guerrilla movement finally signed a peace treaty with the government on March 9th.
▷ make peace /ˌmeɪk ˈpiːs/ [verb phrase]
if two countries make peace, they stop fighting and agree to end the war :
▪ France and Spain made peace in 1659 after a war lasting 25 years.
make peace with
▪ The two armies made peace with each other in 1918.
▷ lay down arms /ˌleɪ daʊn ˈɑːʳmz/ [verb phrase]
if soldiers lay down their arms, they stop fighting - used especially in literature and descriptions of historical events :
▪ No sooner had they laid down their arms than the English broke their word and attacked.
▪ In March, the Popular Liberation Army laid down arms and registered as a political party.
3. to try to prevent or end a war
▷ keep the peace /ˌkiːp ðə ˈpiːs/ [verb phrase]
to prevent a war or fighting between two countries, or between two opposing armies within a country :
▪ The President sent federal troops to Grenada to keep the peace.
keep the peace between
▪ In the past, air support from the RAF base at Aden had been enough to keep the peace between the rival warring tribes.
▷ peace-keeping /ˈpiːs kiːpɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]
peace-keeping force/troops/mission etc
intended to prevent two opposing armies, especially within a country, from fighting :
▪ A United Nations peace-keeping force has been sent to the area.
▪ Panama called for the United States to withdraw its peace-keeping army.
▷ peacekeepers /ˈpiːsˌkiːpəʳz/ [plural noun]
soldiers who have been sent to a country where there is a war or fighting in order to keep the peace between the two sides :
▪ American ground troops are to join the UN peacekeepers to try to stop the war from spreading.
▷ mediate between /ˈmiːdieɪt bɪˌtwiːn/ [verb phrase]
to help two or more countries or armies that have been at war to make peace with each other by discussing the situation :
▪ An Iranian delegation visited northern Iraq to mediate between rival Kurdish groups.
mediation /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃ ə n/ [uncountable noun]
▪ They hoped that Russia’s mediation would end the war.
mediator /ˈmiːdieɪtəʳ/ [countable noun]
▪ He received the Nobel Prize for his work as a mediator in the Palestine conflict.
4. someone who is against war
▷ pacifist /ˈpæsɪfəst, ˈpæsəfəst/ [countable noun]
someone who believes that all war and violence is wrong :
▪ Bergson was imprisoned as a pacifist during the World War I.
▷ anti-war /ˌænti ˈwɔːʳ◂/ [adjective only before noun]
strongly against war, especially a war that your country is fighting at the present time :
anti-war protest/demonstration/campaigner
▪ During the Gulf War, there were several big anti-war demonstrations.
▪ Anti-war feeling grew stronger in the US as the Vietnam conflict went on.
▷ peace-loving /ˈpiːs ˌlʌvɪŋ/ [adjective]
a group of people or countries that are peace-loving believe strongly in peace rather than war :
▪ The Australian Aboriginals are a peace-loving race who live simply off the land.
▪ As a nation, they are gentle and peace-loving.
▷ peace movement /ˈpiːs ˌmuːvmənt/ [uncountable noun]
all the people who protest against wars in general or against a particular war :
▪ He was a tireless campaigner for the peace movement during the cold war.
▪ The peace movement held a massive rally in Hyde Park today.
▷ peace protester/demonstrator /ˈpiːs prəˌtestəʳ, ˈdemənstreɪtəʳ/ [countable noun]
someone who joins in an organized protest against a war :
▪ Peace protesters broke into the Administration building and occupied it for six days.
▪ Some 40,000 peace demonstrators gathered in Bonn yesterday to protest agains the bombing.