neutralist
Americannoun
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a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
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a person who advocates or adheres to a policy or theory of neutralism.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of neutralist
Example Sentences
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In an intriguing and unexpected diplomatic move, Prince Souphanouvong, the Pathet Lao leader, last week offered his half brother Prince Souvanna Phouma, head of the neutralist government, a peace proposal.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Big" Minh, as he was universally known, was a former general who headed what he described as a neutralist "third force" and was acceptable to the communists.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he first addressed the U.N., in 1960, the 33-year-old Castro was a fledgling revolutionary, overshadowed by such neutralist giants as Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito, then 68, and India's Jawaharlal Nehru, 70.
From Time Magazine Archive
Saddam Hussein envisioned the meeting as a way to emphasize Iraq's maturing role as the dominant neutralist power in the gulf.
From Time Magazine Archive
German agents invaded Italy and conducted a campaign of propaganda through the neutralist newspapers and through more secret labors among various organizations influential in their control of public sentiment.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
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