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nonbelligerent

American  
[non-buh-lij-er-uhnt] / ˌnɒn bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.

noun

  1. a nation that does not engage officially in a war but openly favors or gives aid to one of the active participants.

Etymology

Origin of nonbelligerent

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + belligerent

Example Sentences

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The issue is sensitive for the U.S. government, which has cast itself as a nonbelligerent friend to the government in Kyiv as it fights for its sovereignty and survival.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2017

Foreign Minister Abba Eban pointedly offered Nasser's potential successor a nonbelligerent atmosphere in which to operate.

From Time Magazine Archive

On paper, Washington's indictment of Franco as the nonbelligerent lackey of Hitler and Mussolini was damning and determined.

From Time Magazine Archive

The setting of these three short novels � with one excur sion to Capri � is nonbelligerent England.

From Time Magazine Archive

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