nonmilitary
adjective
non·mil·i·tary
ˌnän-ˈmi-lə-ˌter-ē 
: not military
nonmilitary personnel
a nonmilitary approach to international relations
Examples of nonmilitary in a Sentence
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If the region’s democracies are to survive the illiberal pressures of punitive populism, governments must prove that nonmilitary measures can be effective.
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Gustavo Flores-Macías, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2024
But a nonmilitary American satellite took a picture on April 29, 1986, showing that the reactor’s core had ruptured in a fiery breach that was spewing deadly radioactive debris into the atmosphere.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Yet Black people from military families were no less supportive of the war than Black people from nonmilitary families.
—Naima Green-Riley, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024
In the first phase, both sides would pause fighting, and Hamas and other Gaza militant groups would free Israeli nonmilitary hostages, including women, children, and the elderly and sick.
—Susannah George, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
American assistance would include about $11 billion in nonmilitary funding.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Trump also imposed additional sanctions on Iran’s economy, a go-to nonmilitary tactic for many recent administrations.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
The Houthis have also helped Iran with its nonmilitary needs.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
As a consequence, the workforce in other regions and civilian manufacturing have been dislocated by workers seeking high wages, exacerbating labor shortages in nonmilitary production and pushing salaries and costs up.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
Gustavo Flores-Macías, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2024
But a nonmilitary American satellite took a picture on April 29, 1986, showing that the reactor’s core had ruptured in a fiery breach that was spewing deadly radioactive debris into the atmosphere.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Yet Black people from military families were no less supportive of the war than Black people from nonmilitary families.
—Naima Green-Riley, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024
In the first phase, both sides would pause fighting, and Hamas and other Gaza militant groups would free Israeli nonmilitary hostages, including women, children, and the elderly and sick.
—Susannah George, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
American assistance would include about $11 billion in nonmilitary funding.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Trump also imposed additional sanctions on Iran’s economy, a go-to nonmilitary tactic for many recent administrations.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
The Houthis have also helped Iran with its nonmilitary needs.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
As a consequence, the workforce in other regions and civilian manufacturing have been dislocated by workers seeking high wages, exacerbating labor shortages in nonmilitary production and pushing salaries and costs up.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmilitary. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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