nonintervention

noun

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

Examples of nonintervention in a Sentence

The country has adopted a policy of nonintervention.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

First Known Use

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 

1

: the state or habit of not intervening

2

: refusal or failure to intervene