political policy of not intervening; neutralism
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Nonintervention Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.
nonintervention
\non*in`ter*ven"tion\ (?), n. the state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.
Noun
1. a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
(synonym) noninterference
(antonym) intervention, interference
(hypernym) foreign policy
Nonintervention Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Nonintervention or non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations, but still retain diplomacy, and avoid all wars not related to direct self-defense. This is based on the grounds that a state should not interfere in the internal politics of another state, based upon the principles of state sovereignty and self-determination. A similar phrase is "strategic independence". Historical examples of supporters of non-interventionism are US Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who both favored nonintervention in European Wars while maintaining free trade. Other proponents include United States Senator Robert Taft and United States Congressman Ron Paul.
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