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non-intervention

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Policies, Government
ˌnon-interˈvention noun [uncountable]  PPPPGthe practice by a government of not getting involved in the affairs of other countries 〔对别国事务的〕不干涉 The British government may have to abandon its policy of non-intervention. 英国政府可能必须放弃其不干涉政策。non-interventionist adjective a non-interventionist policy 不干涉政策
Examples from the Corpus
non-interventionBy the end of August, non-intervention was officially a reality.As with contemporary campaigns around the criminal law, the state opted for a neutral course of non-intervention.a policy of non-interventionWhile Ionia was slowly beaten down, the question of intervention or non-intervention kept Athens painfully divided.
ˌnon-interˈvention nounChineseSyllable
in getting involved government a the by of not practice Corpus


non-intervention
ˌnon-interˈvention noun [uncountable]
the practice by a government of not getting involved in the affairs of other countries:
    The British government may have to abandon its policy of non-intervention.
—non-interventionist adjective:
    a non-interventionist policy


non-interven·tionBrE /ˌnɒn ɪntəˈvenʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn ɪntərˈvenʃn/ 🔊 (also ˌnon-interˈfer·ence) noun [uncountable] the policy or practice of not becoming involved in other people's disagreements, especially those of foreign countries (尤指对外国事务的)不干涉 non-interven·tion·ism BrE /ˌnɒn ˌɪntəˈvenʃənɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn ˌɪntərˈvenʃənɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] non-interven·tion·ist BrE /ˌnɒn ɪntəˈvenʃənɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn ɪntərˈvenʃənɪst/ 🔊 adjective


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