Meanings
nounnon-intervention (countable and uncountable, plural non-interventions)
plural non-interventions · alternative nonintervention
- countableuncountablepolitical scienceThe policy of a state of not intervening in the domestic affairs of another.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Englishintervention
- Englishnon-intervention
From non- + intervention.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不干涉
- 不干涉 (bùgānshè)policy of a state
Czech nevměšování
- nevměšovánípolicy of a state
Finnish sisäisiin asioihin puuttumattomuus, puuttumattomuus
- sisäisiin asioihin puuttumattomuuspolicy of a state
- puuttumattomuuspolicy of a state
French non-intervention
- non-interventionpolicy of a state
Greek μη επέμβαση
- μη επέμβαση (mi epémvasi)policy of a state
Polish nieinterwencja
- nieinterwencjapolicy of a state
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non-intervention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-intervention
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“non-intervention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-intervention. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-intervention,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-intervention.
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