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
Examples of nonintervention in a Sentence
The country has adopted a policy of nonintervention.
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During Trump’s first term in office, the images of the aftermath of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s chemical-weapons strike on civilians, including children, convinced the president to reverse his policy of nonintervention in that country’s civil war.
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Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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
President-elect Donald Trump called for nonintervention in Syria, blaming the escalating situation on former President Barack Obama.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Not all acknowledgments of moral fault, though, are rightly understood as ways of arguing in favor of neutrality or nonintervention.
—Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
Unlike that of so many Latin American nations, Chile’s military had a lengthy tradition of respect for constitutional rule, with smooth transitions between presidencies guaranteed by its strict nonintervention in political affairs.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
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Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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
President-elect Donald Trump called for nonintervention in Syria, blaming the escalating situation on former President Barack Obama.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Not all acknowledgments of moral fault, though, are rightly understood as ways of arguing in favor of neutrality or nonintervention.
—Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
Unlike that of so many Latin American nations, Chile’s military had a lengthy tradition of respect for constitutional rule, with smooth transitions between presidencies guaranteed by its strict nonintervention in political affairs.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Nonintervention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonintervention. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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
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