unaligned

adjective

un·​aligned ˌən-ə-ˈlīnd How to pronounce unaligned (audio)

Examples of unaligned in a Sentence

candidates unaligned with any party
Recent Examples on the Web High turnover typically showcases that something's fundamentally amiss, like company objectives being extremely unaligned with employees' perception of their brightest future. Anne Lackey, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 After Eisenhower’s address, however, Moscow began offering nuclear assistance to communist allies such as China and Czechoslovakia, as well as unaligned countries such as Egypt and Yugoslavia. Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022 Potential high-growth emerging economies will have leverage in pursuing their national interests by maintaining an unaligned position with respect to the strategic competition between China and the U.S. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024 As unaligned states such as India and Indonesia foresaw at the time, the creation of the IAEA eventually led to intense restrictions and regulations on civilian nuclear power. Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for unaligned 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unaligned was circa 1934

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“Unaligned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaligned. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

unaligned

adjective
un·​aligned ˌən-ᵊl-ˈīnd How to pronounce unaligned (audio)
: not associated with other nations

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