noninterventionist

[nahn-in-ter-ven-shuhn-ist]

adjective

1. advocating or characterized by a policy of nonintervention in the affairs of other nations or individuals.

noun

1. a person who advocates or pursues a policy of nonintervention.

Example Sentences

In the 19th century the U.K. and U.S. governments were small and largely noninterventionist.

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“As soon as the Cold War comes to an end, that kind of nationalistic, noninterventionist strain of the conservative movement comes roaring back,” Hemmer said.

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“The average grass-roots Republican is a lot more noninterventionist than the average Republican senator,” said Andy Surabian, a Republican strategist and adviser to Ukraine-skeptical Republicans including Donald Trump Jr. and Sen. J.D.

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The reluctance to counter Russia, however, is not always paired with a noninterventionist stance on other regions of the world.

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While Republicans have often been the nation’s leading defense hawks, eager for the U.S. to defend its interests through foreign action, former President Donald Trump’s “America First” approach has emboldened a noninterventionist wing that is ascendant.

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