nonintervention

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noun (1)

non·​in·​ter·​ven·​tion ˌnän-ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shən 

: the state or policy of not intervening

nonintervention in the affairs of other countries

noninterventionist

ˌnän-ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)nist 

noun or adjective

noninterventionist

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noun (2)

non·​interventionist "+ 

: one who does not intervene or favors nonintervention

the God of the Deists was … a noninterventionist

—W. L. Sperry

especially : one who favors nonintervention in the affairs of another country

the trend of his votes revealed him as a noninterventionist

—Current Biography

noninterventionist

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adjective

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: implementing or favorable to nonintervention

noninterventionist policies

turned from a noninterventionist stand to one of internationalism

—Current Biography

Examples of nonintervention in a Sentence

Noun (1)

The country has adopted a policy of nonintervention.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Improving the links between international order and national political legitimacy will also require all states, and especially liberal democracies, to renew their commitment to nonintervention in other countries’ domestic affairs. — Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025

Any future presence in Ukraine would signal a major shift in Chinese foreign policy away from decades of nonintervention. — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

International Scientific Vocabulary nonintervention + -ist

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonintervention

• abstention
• dissention
• distention
• intention
• circumvention
• contravention
• inattention
• intervention

Kids Definition

nonintervention

noun

non·​in·​ter·​ven·​tion ˌnän-ˌint-ər-ˈven-chən 

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: the state or habit of not intervening

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: refusal or failure to intervene