CEASEFIRE


Meaning of CEASEFIRE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a ceasefire agreement (= a temporary agreement to stop fighting )

A ceasefire agreement was signed between the government and the rebels.

a ceasefire violation

Each side accused the other of ceasefire violations.

call for a ceasefire (= for an end to a war )

The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

immediate

Prospects for diplomatic initiatives - US-Soviet statement Amid renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire there were reports of continued diplomatic initiatives.

unilateral

The dynamite was split between Eta, then nominally observing a unilateral ceasefire , and the Bretons.

■ NOUN

agreement

Armando Guebuza, expressed the hope that a comprehensive ceasefire agreement would follow shortly.

violations

Each side repeatedly accused the other of ceasefire violations .

■ VERB

agree

Taylor had consistently made it known that he would not agree to a ceasefire until Doe had resigned and left the country.

call

On 1 November Sukarno was called in and a ceasefire arranged.

The Security Council plan called for an initial ceasefire followed by phased disarmament.

The Kazakh-brokered agreement had called for a ceasefire along the border between the two former Soviet republics.

They called for a ceasefire in the region and for access for humanitarian aid deliveries.

implement

Najibullah proposed that a referendum be held in both government and mujaheddin-controlled areas to determine whether a ceasefire should be implemented .

Significant progress was nevertheless achieved in May, when the factions agreed to begin implementing a temporary ceasefire .

monitor

Onusal was also to monitor any future ceasefire in the 11-year civil war.

observe

The dynamite was split between Eta, then nominally observing a unilateral ceasefire , and the Bretons.

sign

The 15,000-strong rebel group has participated in peace talks with President Andres Pastrana but has refused to sign a ceasefire .

He also referred to a government proposal to sign a ceasefire on April 15.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a ceasefire between the warring forces in the south

Both leaders signed the ceasefire agreement.

So far no one has violated the three-day ceasefire .

The ceasefire won't last unless both sides are prepared to compromise.

The government had failed in numerous attempts to achieve a ceasefire through negotiation.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

In February a ceasefire was established after King Hassan met Polisario leaders for the first time.

In Northern Ireland the loyalist ceasefire is under scrutiny after bombs were planted at sports grounds.

It flares on, despite countless local ceasefires, occasional truces and the efforts of the world to get it stopped.

Polisario announced that its forces had begun to relocate in the assembly areas allocated to them for the period of the ceasefire .

The ceasefire came into effect throughout the country at midnight.

The ceasefire was still intact at the end of February, despite intermittent shooting and shelling.

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