nonmilitary
adjective
non·mil·i·tary
ˌnän-ˈmi-lə-ˌter-ē 
: not military
nonmilitary personnel
a nonmilitary approach to international relations
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China has also increasingly sought to coerce Taiwan through nonmilitary means.
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump and Hegseth have justified the name change by arguing the leadership of the armed forces has become preoccupied with nonmilitary priorities.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump and Hegseth have justified the name change by arguing the leadership of the armed forces has become preoccupied with nonmilitary priorities.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonmilitary
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmilitary. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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