nonaligned
Americanadjective
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not aligned.
nonaligned machine parts.
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not allied with or favoring any other nation or bloc.
nonaligned African nations.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonalignment noun
Etymology
Origin of nonaligned
1955–60; non- + aligned ( def. )
Example Sentences
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While officially nonaligned, India drew close to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, while the U.S. backed Pakistan, India’s bitter enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Throughout the Cold War, India would be a leader of what came to be known as the nonaligned movement — formerly colonized nations that sought to develop independently of both American and Soviet influence.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023
Opposition dropped 7 points among Democrats, to 68%, and 11 points among nonaligned voters, to 56%.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023
The European Union, South Africa’s largest trading partner, is also worried that South Africa is “moving further away from a nonaligned position,” Peter Stano, an E.U. spokesman, said in a statement.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
Bulgaria also sought to continue cultivating and developing friendly relations with nonaligned friendly countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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