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neutralist

American  
[noo-truh-list, nyoo-] / ˈnu trə lɪst, ˈnju- /

noun

  1. a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.

  2. a person who advocates or adheres to a policy or theory of neutralism.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or advocating neutralism.

Etymology

Origin of neutralist

First recorded in 1615–25; neutral + -ist


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Souvanna Phouma, 82, courtly former Prime Minister of Laos, whose neutralist regime was toppled by the Communist Pathet Lao in 1975; in Vientiane.

From Time Magazine Archive

It enlists a network of ostensibly independent papers, stoops to clumsy but temporarily harassing forgeries usually purported to be U.S. documents showing American diplomats engaged in subversion of neutralist governments.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though a new Communist Pathet Lao peace plan was delivered to Prince Souvanna Phouma, the neutralist but Western-leaning Premier of Laos, he decided to defer a decision until the Cambodian situation settles down.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two of Laos' near neighbors, Thailand and South Viet Nam, are clearly worried about the impact of a neutralist government in Vientiane.

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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