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nonalignment

[ non-uh-lahyn-muhnt ]
/ ˌnɒn əˈlaɪn mənt /

noun

the state or condition of being nonaligned.
a national policy repudiating political or military alliance with a world power, as the U.S. or the People's Republic of China.

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Origin of nonalignment

First recorded in 1930–35; non- + alignment

Words nearby nonalignment

nonagricultural, non-A hepatitis, nonalcoholic, nonaligned, nonaligned nations, nonalignment, nonallergenic, nonallergic, no-name, nonanoic acid, non-A, non-B hepatitis
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