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nonmilitary

nonmilitary

3 4.4
Not connected with soldiers or the armed forces
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈmɪlɪtəri/
: no militar
  • The organization focuses on promoting nonmilitary solutions to global conflicts.
  • nonmilitary security
  • nonmilitary sector
  • nonmilitary aid

Examples

  • Today, securing world peace demands the cooperation of militaries and nonmilitary actors in ever-changing compositions.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The Clinton administration was forced to react to Brownback's promise to introduce legislation removing all remaining nonmilitary sanctions toward India.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Federal case law from nonmilitary jurisdictions also serves as a source of protection.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Finally, with regard to other nonmilitary threats, the next president, whoever he is, will need to recognize four basic facts:

    Academic text (1992)
  • At the same time, nonmilitary committees began to hold more hearings on defense matters.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The subsequent democratic evolution of Western Europe owes a great deal to these nonmilitary "special activities."

    Academic text (1990)
  • Other funds are also concealed in budgets that are ostensibly nonmilitary.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In the Republican platform, Pledge to America, the party vows to cut discretionary nonmilitary spending to 2008 levels.

    Blog text (10)
  • Besides, there are 23,000 individual graves or plots in nonmilitary cemeteries for which the Commission also cares.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Japan's longstanding nonmilitary strategy was based on its status as a "have-not" in terms of indigenous military resources.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

unmilitary
vsnonmilitary
1 6.7

Not like soldiers or army life

focuses on lack of connection with soldiers or military institutions
nondefense
vsnonmilitary
  • US
5.8

Not about the military or its activities

is specific to lack of connection with soldiers or armed forces

Antonyms

∞ 2.5

Relating to soldiers or the armed forces

How Military

military
∞ 2.5
paramilitary
  • Literature
14 8.0
nonmilitary
3 4.4
civilian
505 3.5

Surface Forms

nonmilitary positive

Morphology

nonmilitary = military (transparent) = non + military

The negative prefix 'non-' added to the common adjective 'military' yields the straightforward meaning 'not military', which most learners can infer.

Etymology

Nonmilitary is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and military meaning 'soldiers' or 'armed forces'. So nonmilitary describes people, actions, or help that are 'not connected with soldiers'.