nonintervention
[ non-in-ter-ven-shuhn ]
noun
abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
failure or refusal to intervene.
Origin of nonintervention
1First recorded in 1820–30; non- + intervention
Other words from nonintervention
- non·in·ter·ven·tion·al, adjective
- non·in·ter·ven·tion·al·ist, noun
- non·in·ter·ven·tion·ism, noun
- non·in·ter·ven·tion·ist, noun, adjective
Words Nearby nonintervention
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How to use nonintervention in a sentence
Here at the Antipodes we have founded a democracy, and in a democracy the government motto should be nonintervention.
Recollections | David Christie Murray
British Dictionary definitions for nonintervention
nonintervention
/ (ˌnɒnɪntəˈvɛnʃən) /
noun
refusal to intervene, esp the abstention by a state from intervening in the affairs of other states or in its own internal disputes
Derived forms of nonintervention
- noninterventional, adjective
- noninterventionist, noun, adjective
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