Meanings
nounpeacework (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of peace work.
In this new interpretation, not only did women possess a special obligation toward peace but they were also uniquely apt at peacework […]
2010, Laura Sjoberg, Sandra Via, Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives, page 1591 more example
Although Buddhist thinkers have been critical of all absolutes, including legal ones, the practical benefits of law as social contract are an important part of peacework by stabilizing social compromise.
2006, Kathleen H. Dockett, G. Rita Dudley-Grant, C. Peter Bankart, Psychology and Buddhism: From Individual to Global Community
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