Definitions for ceasefire
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1. ceasefirenoun

   In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

   The rebels agreed to a ceasefire while the peace talks were underway.

2. Etymology: From cease + fire.

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1. Ceasefire

   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. Ceasefire

   A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces. An armistice is a formal agreement to end fighting.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ceasefire in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ceasefire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ceasefire in a Sentence

1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   Regarding a ceasefire, we have pragmatic ideas and we talked with the Americans who head the Syria support group and we look forward to discussing these ideas at the meeting on February 11.

2. Eamonn McCann:

   No Martin McGuinness, no ceasefire -- I think you can put it as strongly as that, sometimes the people here are best suited to bring a conflict to an end, to get an agreement, are the very people that are a part of that conflict in the first place.

3. Selahattin Demirtas:

   Today we call to both sides: the PKK must immediately remove its finger from the trigger and declare it will observe the ceasefire.

4. State John Kerry:

   The line they are trying to draw now would prohibit any kind of incursion of Aleppo, it will not allow Aleppo to fall, if Assad does not adhere to this, there will clearly be repercussions, and one of them may be the total destruction of the ceasefire and then go back to war. I don't think Russia wants that.

5. Salva Kiir:

   I am determined to stop this senseless war, unfortunately, while we are busy implementing the agreement, the armed opposition continues to violate the permanent ceasefire.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ceasefire