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nonintervention

nonintervention

1 7.6
A policy of not getting involved in other countries' wars or politics
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : no intervención
  • Regardless of the outcome in Lithuania, the Bush administration is wisely following the course of nonintervention in Soviet domestic affairs.
  • nonintervention group
  • principle of nonintervention
  • nonintervention in affairs

Examples

  • The previous policy monopoly based on free markets and nonintervention has collapsed.

    Academic text (1996)
  • To persuade them, Hizbullah pointed to the potential costs of nonintervention.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Nevertheless, his ideas did not have a significant impact on American views about political economy and state nonintervention for another two generations.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Stability is also strengthened by the new military leaders who have stated their commitment to nonintervention in political affairs.

    Academic text (1995)
  • However, a major difference between the coup attempts of 1981 and 1994 was Senegal's nonintervention in 1994.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In practice, recognition served as a weapon against Venezuela's democrats while "nonintervention" prevented even relatively minor efforts to help them.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But democratic reformers rejoined that the revolution's doctrine of nonintervention had been perverted.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The country's policy of nonintervention has helped maintain peace in the region.

  • Many nations support the principle of nonintervention in foreign conflicts to avoid escalation.

  • His belief in nonintervention shaped his approach to international relations and diplomacy.

Synonyms

isolation
vsnonintervention
  • Literature
27 5.3

A country's policy of staying apart from other countries' politics and trade

is about refusing to intervene in others' affairs rather than full withdrawal
isolationism
vsnonintervention
  • Literature
10 7.7

A country's choice to avoid political and economic contact with other countries

is limited to avoiding involvement in foreign conflicts or specific affairs
nonparticipation
vsnonintervention
1 6.1

Not taking part in an activity with other people

is a sustained policy of avoiding other countries' affairs rather than single acts
noninterference
vsnonintervention
1 7.5

Not getting involved in other countries' or people's affairs

is focused on state practice toward international relations rather than general disputes
noninvolvement
vsnonintervention
1 5.5

Not taking part in or connected with something

is a deliberate state used mainly in foreign affairs and conflicts
non-involvement
vsnonintervention
6.0

Not taking part in an activity, especially when others do it together

is about national policy avoiding other states' affairs rather than single activities
disinvolvement
vsnonintervention
9.8

Not taking part in something like a group or activity

is a formal state applied as foreign policy, not just a general process

Antonyms

258 4.1

Becoming involved in a situation to change what happens, often to help solve a problem

How Interventionist

occupation
225 7.2
intervention
258 4.1
mediation
41 4.2
neutrality
22 4.4
nonintervention
  • Formal
1 7.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

nonintervention = intervention (transparent) = non + intervention

The meaning is directly 'not' + 'intervention' and corresponds to the common political term 'non-intervention'.

Etymology

Nonintervention breaks into non- meaning 'not' and intervention, from intervene, which means 'to come between' or 'step into'. So nonintervention is the idea of 'not coming between' other countries, a policy of staying out of their affairs or conflicts.