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SEESF-eye-uh/ˈsiːsfaɪə/

A ceasefire is an agreement to stop fighting for a period: declare a ceasefire; a ceasefire deal. Peace is broader and lasting; a truce is a close twin. Date the ceasefire in the conflict source. Mix-up: cease (already in the dictionary) without fire; seizure. Do not write ceasefire for a permanent peace treaty unless the source says so.

Meaning

An agreement to stop fighting for a period.

Examples

• “Date the ceasefire in the conflict source, not a slogan on a banner.”
• “A temporary ceasefire still needs monitoring in the UN extract, which is the pause sense.”

Good to know

a ceasefire; declare / break a ceasefire. Close: truce. Broader: peace. Trap: cease alone. News, history, and citizenship. An agreed pause in fighting, not the whole settlement.

Near in meaning

truce

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