Definitions for cease-fire
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1. armistice, cease-fire, trucenoun

   a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

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1. cease-firenoun

   alternative spelling of ceasefire

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1. cease-fire

   A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state actors or involve non-state actors. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but also as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces. They may occur via mediation or otherwise as part of a peace process or be imposed by United Nations Security Council resolutions via Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.The immediate goal of a ceasefire is to stop violence, but the underlying purposes of ceasefires vary. Ceasefires may be intended to meet short-term limited needs (such as providing humanitarian aid), manage a conflict to make it less devastating, or advance efforts to peacefully resolve a dispute. An actor may not always intend for a ceasefire to advance the peaceful resolution of a conflict, but instead give the actor an upper hand in the conflict (for example, by re-arming and reposition forces or attacking an unsuspecting adversary), which creates bargaining problems that may make ceasefires less likely to be implemented and less likely to be durable if implemented.The durability of ceasefire agreements is affected by several factors, such as demilitarized zones, withdrawal of troops and third-party guarantees and monitoring (e.g. peacekeeping). Ceasefire agreements are more likely to be durable when they reduce incentives to attack, reduce uncertainty about the adversary's intentions, and when mechanisms are put in place to prevent and control accidents from developing into conflict.

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1. cease-fire

   A cease-fire is a temporary pause, suspension, or end to any form of conflict, hostility, or warfare agreed upon by the parties involved. It is usually the result of peace talks or negotiations, often used as a step towards a more permanent resolution or peace agreement. During a ceasefire, no military actions are taken by any sides involved in the conflict.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cease-fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cease-fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cease-fire in a Sentence

1. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

   Do not kill innocent children. Let's think about an end to the war, about cease-fire and humanitarian assistance to the suffering people of Yemen.

2. Rashida Tlaib:

   If you support a cease-fire, then get out of the way of the U.N. Security Council and join other countries in demanding it, apartheid-in-chief Netanyahu will not listen to anyone asking nicely.

3. Petro Poroshenko:

   Today is the first 24 hours for seven months ... when we have a real cease-fire in Ukraine, you simply can't imagine how important it is for me. This is the first night when I don't have neither lost nor wounded Ukrainian soldiers. When we don't have any lost or wounded civilians.

4. Ukraine Ukraine military:

   But the last day was not a cease-fire.

5. Boris Johnson:

   It would be a catastrophe if Putin won. He'd love nothing more than to say, 'Let's freeze this conflict, let's have a cease-fire,'.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cease-fire
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cease-fire
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease-fire
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