nonaligned

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(nŏn'ə-līnd') pronunciation
adj.
Not allied with any other nation or bloc; neutral: A group of 20 nonaligned nations urged a treaty to ban space weapons.

nonalignment non'a·lign'ment n.

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adjective

    Not inclining toward or actively taking either side in a matter under dispute: impartial, neuter, neutral, nonpartisan, unbiased, uncommitted, uninvolved, unprejudiced. Idioms: on the fence. See fair/unfair.

(DOD) The political attitude of a state that does not associate or identify itself with the political ideology or objective espoused by other states, groups of states, or international causes, or with the foreign policies stemming therefrom. It does not preclude involvement, but expresses the attitude of no precommitment to a particular state (or block) or policy before a situation arises.

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For a list of words related to nonalignment, see:
  • Types and Techniques of Warfare - nonalignment: policy of neutrality in situations of international armed conflict, esp. with respect to United States and other world powers


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Non-aligned

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som ikke tilhører nogen (politisk) blok, alliancefri

Français (French)
adj. - (Pol) non-aligné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - blockfrei

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μη ευθυγραμμισμένος, (για χώρες) αδέσμευτος

Italiano (Italian)
non allineato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - não-alinhado

Русский (Russian)
неприсоединившийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no alineados

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - alliansfri

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
中立的, 不结盟的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 中立的, 不結盟的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 중립을 지키는, 비동맹의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非同盟の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮(מדינה) בלתי-מזוהה (עם גוש מדינות מסוים), אינה בת-ברית של‬


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