refusal to intervene, esp the abstention by a state from intervening in the affairs of other states or in its own internal disputes
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non•in•ter•ven•tion /ˌnɑnɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmenta policy of not intervening in the affairs of others.
non•in•ter•ven•tion
(non′in tər ven′shən),USA pronunciation n.
non′in•ter•ven′tion•al, adj.
non′in•ter•ven′tion•al•ist, n.
non′in•ter•ven′tion•ism, n.
non′in•ter•ven′tion•ist, n., adj.
- Governmentabstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
- failure or refusal to intervene.
- non- + intervention 1820–30
non′in•ter•ven′tion•al•ist, n.
non′in•ter•ven′tion•ism, n.
non′in•ter•ven′tion•ist, n., adj.
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