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nonintervention

[non-in-ter-ven-shuh n] /ˌnɒn ɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən/

Word Origin

noun

1.

abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.

2.

failure or refusal to intervene.

Origin of nonintervention

1820-1830

First recorded in 1820-30; non- + intervention

Related forms

noninterventional, adjective

noninterventionalist, noun

noninterventionism, noun

noninterventionist, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for non-interventionism

nonintervention

/ˌnɒnɪntəˈvɛnʃən/

noun

1.

refusal to intervene, esp the abstention by a state from intervening in the affairs of other states or in its own internal disputes

Derived Forms

noninterventional, adjective
noninterventionist, noun, adjective

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