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nonbelligerent
[non-buh-lij-er-uhnt]
adjective
of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
noun
a nation that does not engage officially in a war but openly favors or gives aid to one of the active participants.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nonbelligerent1
Example Sentences
The issue is sensitive for the U.S. government, which has cast itself as a nonbelligerent friend to the government in Kyiv as it fights for its sovereignty and survival.
“It is rare that a nonthreatening, nonbelligerent person ends up dying like this. ... What was the officers’ justification for detaining him?
Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
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