non·mil·i·tant | \ ˌnän-ˈmi-lə-tənt 
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\Definition of nonmilitant
: not militant: such as
a : not engaged in warfare or combat
nonmilitant occupants of the war zone
b : not aggressively active (as in a cause)
took a nonmilitant approach to the dispute
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The first known use of nonmilitant was in 1829
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