nonrecognition

American  

[non-rek-uhg-nish-uhn] / ˌnɒn rɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

1. absence or lack of recognition.

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nonrecognition British  

/ ˌnɒnrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of refusing to acknowledge formally a government or the independence of a country

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Etymology

Origin of nonrecognition

First recorded in 1840–50; non- + recognition

Example Sentences

But beyond holding fast to the nonrecognition of the Taliban government, there has been little movement toward the larger unified international strategy that the United States has said it seeks.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Echoing State Department warnings, he said that “if power is taken by force and an Islamic Emirate re-established, the Taliban would face nonrecognition, isolation, lack of international support.”

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021

But this official nonrecognition should not overshadow nonofficial interactions such as trade and migration.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021

Civil unions, once seen as a way station between nonrecognition of gay and lesbian relationships and full marriage equality, may turn out to be more interesting than their origin in compromise might have predicted.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2012

After the condescending surprise, nonrecognition, and praise, from those who were not themselves dressed up, the young people decided that their costumes were so good that they ought to be shown elsewhere.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf