nonintervention

American  

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

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.

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nonintervention British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• noninterventional adjective
• noninterventionalist noun
• noninterventionism noun
• noninterventionist noun

Etymology

Origin of nonintervention

First recorded in 1820–30; non- + intervention

Example Sentences

Charter’s principles of nonintervention and territorial sovereignty, while also preserving the organization’s neutrality.

From Washington Post

Roosevelt tried to work around these nonintervention efforts, offering England advice and military supplies.

From Washington Post

This led to the same outcome that nonintervention would have produced — Bashar al-Assad is still in power — except with lots more dead bodies and refugees.

From Washington Post

U.N. veterans say multilateralism — solving problems together, a tenet of the organization’s Charter — increasingly collides with principles in the same Charter emphasizing national sovereignty and nonintervention in a country’s internal affairs.

From New York Times

In fact, Beijing has not gone to war since 1979, a record of nonintervention that makes it unique among the permanent members of the U.N.

From Washington Post

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