noninterference

noun

non·​in·​ter·​fer·​ence ˌnän-ˌin-tər-ˈfir-ən(t)s 

ˌnän-ˌin-tə-

: a lack of interference

noninterference in internal affairs

Examples of noninterference in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The group has also joined with other investors in co-filing shareholder resolutions calling for Tesla to adopt comprehensive labor rights policies, including noninterference with worker organizing and compliance with global labor standards. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025

Thus, if the administration decides to ignore court decisions ordering noninterference with the states or threatens to coerce state authority to do its bidding, state governments can respond in kind by ignoring lawless federal edicts and refusing to cooperate with federal enforcement efforts. —Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025

One is a country’s right to defend itself, and the other is the noninterference principle. —Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025

China, committed to the principle of noninterference in others' internal affairs, will not interfere in the U.S.'s presidential election. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noninterference

• adherence
• appearance
• coherence
• preclearance
• clearance
• disappearance
• incoherence
• interference
• perseverance
• reappearance