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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Trump’s team has weighed both military and nonmilitary options with Venezuela, including covert action by the CIA.
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Josh Boak, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2025
Trump's team has weighed both military and nonmilitary options with Venezuela, including covert action by the CIA.
—Josh Boak, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
China has also increasingly sought to coerce Taiwan through nonmilitary means.
—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
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Josh Boak, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2025
Trump's team has weighed both military and nonmilitary options with Venezuela, including covert action by the CIA.
—Josh Boak, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
China has also increasingly sought to coerce Taiwan through nonmilitary means.
—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
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmilitary. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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