peace work

Noun

peace work (uncountable)

1. The art or process of negotiating peace.
   • Well, Pam, of course I shall keep you on—but you must stick to peace work!1861, Tom Taylor, Punch, page 183
   • The supreme difficulty in connection with developing the peace work of The Hague arises from the lack of any executive power, of any police power to enforce the decrees of the court.1910, Charles Morris, The Marvelous Career of Theodore Roosevelt, page 372
2. The duty of armed forces during peacetime.