nonalignment
- noun
- /ˌnɒnəˈlaɪnmənt/
:
no alineación
- Although Indonesia was often described as a U.S. "ally" during the Soeharto era, Indonesia remained rhetorically committed to a policy of nonalignment (defined as a policy of equidistance from both superpowers during the Cold War).
- the policy of nonalignment
Examples
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For the first decades of the Cold War, Afghanistan pursued a policy of nonalignment.
Academic text (2007) -
The Indonesians, then, have not given up on nonalignment, but they may have made compromises that they would not have made twenty-five years ago.
Academic text (1997) -
However, Indonesia cannot be described as abandoning nonalignment.
Academic text (1997) -
Can Indonesia's tradition of autonomy and nonalignment hold as a powerful adversary moves into a power vacuum?
Academic text (1997) -
But such critics misunderstand India's nonalignment, as well as the nature of its realpolitik over the past 60 years.
Academic text (2006) -
Some people cite this treaty as grounds for claiming that Indonesia is abandoning its policy of nonalignment in the face of the Chinese threat.
Academic text (1997) -
Indonesian leaders rejected the appearance of working for the "mutual security" of the United States and asserted their ideological nonalignment by remaining free of any perceived military involvement with either the United States or the Soviet Union.
Academic text (2013) -
As a result, many governments availed themselves of the diplomatic game of nonalignment and national-security brinkmanship to parlay the superpowers' desire for influence into resources.
Academic text (1995) -
It consisted of four major pillars: democratic institution-building, staunch secularism, nonalignment, and socialist economics.
Academic text (1998) -
During the Cold War, many countries adopted a policy of nonalignment to avoid choosing between the superpowers.
Synonyms
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4.4
Not supporting either side in a conflict or argument
A country's choice to stay neutral in world affairs and not join powerful country groups
Antonyms
How Aligned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonalignment starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest, alignment, comes from the idea of being 'lined up' with others, like the simple word line. So nonalignment means not lining up with any big group or country, often used for a policy of staying independent in international politics.