The General called for ceasefire.
United Nations approved a cease-fire that halted the conflict
Ceasefire Canada was created in 2003.
A truce or a ceasefire. Both words are used.
The term ceasefire can have several meanings. Typically, the term ceasefire refers to the moment when a person or group of people stop firing with their weapons.
A ceasefire is a temporary stop to a war when both sides agree to suspend fighting. It is a signal or an order to stop fighting.
The result of the ceasefire was no shooting, just that, and it still exists uneasily today. No peace treaty was ever signed.
armistice
The North conquered the South. Negotiations? Ceasefire? Not quite; the South surrendered!
To the Contrary - 1992 Ceasefire 7-48 was released on: USA: 19 February 1999
And armistice or a truce or a ceasefire are all terms for when troops on both sides agree to stop fighting.
A truce?
A ceasefire - an agreement to end fighting