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nondefense

nondefense

5.8
Not about the military or its activities
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.dɪˈfɛns/
  • US
translation icon : no militar
  • The budget includes significant nondefense spending on public transportation and infrastructure.

Examples

  • Congress debated whether to increase nondefense funding for scientific research.

  • Most of the new jobs created last year were in nondefense industries such as technology and education.

  • The budget for nondefense projects has increased this year.

  • Many nondefense sectors are benefiting from government funding.

  • The budget includes significant nondefense spending on public transportation and infrastructure.

  • Congress debated whether to increase nondefense funding for scientific research.

  • Most of the new jobs created last year were in nondefense industries such as technology and education.

Synonyms

nonmilitary
vsnondefense
3 4.4

Not connected with soldiers or the armed forces

extends exclusion to defense and other protective activities

How Defensive

militarized
1 7.1
defensive
346 3.8
civilian
505 3.5
nondefense
  • US
5.8

Surface Forms

nondefense positive
nondefenser comparative
nondefensest superlative

Morphology

nondefense = defense (transparent) = non + defense

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' attached to 'defense', yielding a straightforward meaning 'not defense-related'.

Etymology

Nondefense is built from non- meaning 'not' and defense meaning 'protection' or 'to guard'. So nondefense describes things that are not about the military.