peacemaking
Brokering hostile truces
Peacemaking is the process of bringing hostile parties toward resolution—ending wars, settling disputes, negotiating treaties.
A peacemaker actively works to create peace rather than merely keeping it: The diplomat's peacemaking efforts earned her a Nobel Prize.
The term applies to international conflicts, community disputes, and family quarrels alike.
Agreed halt to hostilities
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- cessationA full stopping
- haltComplete sudden stop
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
suspension · standstill · détente · disengagement · de-escalation · surrender
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
diplomat · statecraft · accord · pact · talks · bilateral · multilateral · protocol
Restoration of friendly relations
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- healingRestoration of health
olive-branch · bridge-building · restoration · reparation · rapprochement · pardon · clemency · atonement
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
third-party · moderator · negotiator · ombudsman · adjudication · bargaining · intervention · interlocutor
Wholeness through cohesion
- accordHarmony between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
solidarity · fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood · amity · goodwill · understanding · tolerance
Antiwar moral stance
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- anti-warOpposed to armed conflict
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
Gandhi · King · Quaker · disarmament · demilitarization · pacifist · dove
truce
Agreed halt to hostilities
moratorium · suspension · standstill · détente · disengagement · de-escalation · surrender
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
ambassador · diplomat · statecraft · accord · pact · talks · bilateral · multilateral · protocol · delegation
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
healing · olive-branch · bridge-building · restoration · reparation · rapprochement · pardon · clemency · atonement · restitution
arbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
go-between · third-party · moderator · negotiator · ombudsman · adjudication · bargaining · intervention · interlocutor · facilitator
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- accordHarmony between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
cooperation · solidarity · fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood · amity · goodwill · understanding · tolerance · inclusivity
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- anti-warOpposed to armed conflict
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
ahimsa · Gandhi · King · Quaker · disarmament · demilitarization · pacifist · dove
- peacedove, dove release, olive branch, white flag, treaty
- conflict resolutioncompromise, negotiation, mediation, reconciliation, dialogue
- conflict responsesavoidance, confrontation, compromise, accommodation, aggression
- Making Peaceapology, compromise, forgiveness, truce, settlement
- peace conceptspacifism, harmony, nonviolence, ceasefire, treaty
- peaceful traitsgentle, calm, soothing, harmonious
peacemakingwarmongering
Promoting or inciting warfare
incitement · provocation · agitation · antagonizing · instigation
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Armed conflict between groups
aggression · belligerence · hostility · militarism · combativeness
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