nonintervention

[non-in-ter-ven-shuhn]

non·in·ter·ven·tion

[non-in-ter-ven-shuhn]
noun
1.
abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
2.
failure or refusal to intervene.

Origin:
1820–30; non- + intervention

non·in·ter·ven·tion·al, adjective
non·in·ter·ven·tion·al·ist, noun
non·in·ter·ven·tion·ism, noun
non·in·ter·ven·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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Nonintervention has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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nonintervention (ˌnɒnɪntəˈvɛnʃən)
 
n
refusal to intervene, esp the abstention by a state from intervening in the affairs of other states or in its own internal disputes
 
noninter'ventional
 
adj
 
noninter'ventionist
 
n, —adj

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