counterinsurgency vs pacification

counterinsurgency and pacification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterinsurgency	Yes	No	No	No
pacification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counterinsurgency and pacification are synonyms defined as:

counterinsurgency and pacification: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

counterinsurgency (noun)	pacification (noun)
actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency	the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
	actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
	a treaty to cease hostilities