nonintervention

[ non-in-ter-ven-shuhn ]

noun

1. abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
2. failure or refusal to intervene.

nonintervention

/ ˌnɒnɪntəˈvɛnʃən /

noun

1. 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

• ˌnoninterˈventional, adjective
• ˌnoninterˈventionist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonintervention¹

First recorded in 1820–30; non- + intervention

Example Sentences

Here at the Antipodes we have founded a democracy, and in a democracy the government motto should be nonintervention.

From Project Gutenberg

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