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non-interˈvention
[non- 1. So in Fr.]
Absence of intervention; in international politics, systematic non-interference by a nation in the affairs of other nations except where its own interests are directly involved.
1831[see intervention 1.]. 1835Marryat Olla Podr. vii, The French marched an army of non-intervention down to the citadel. 1849S. P. Chase Let. 30 July in J. Schuckers Life of Chase (1874) xii. 102 For what will be the cost to the Democracy of the alliance with the slaveholders in a presidential campaign?.. It is non-intervention upon the subject of slavery. 1881E. Robertson in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 192/1 Premature recognition of a struggling rebellion would be regarded as a breach of the principle of non-intervention. 1888Marquis of Salisbury in Times 11 Apr. 12/2 That spirit of haughty and sullen isolation which has been dignified by the name of ‘non-intervention’. 1937H. Nicolson Diary 27 July (1966) 309 Anthony Eden..says that the French really did take the initiative in non-intervention [in Spain] and were not put up to it by us. 1939S. Spender Poems for Spain 10 Satire, like Edgell Rickword's on Non-Intervention, in which the fundamental ideas are turned against the politicians. 1959Ann. Reg. 1958 51 A discreet non-intervention in the debate was observed by the Leader of the Party. 1975Times 16 Oct. 15/2 The Soviet Union feels free to propagate its ideas in the west, so the west should not be shy about propagating its ideas in the east... The passages on non-intervention are aimed..at..physical intervention.
attrib.1846Mrs. Gore Eng. Char. (1852) 85 An intervention and non-intervention war is waged between the parties. 1896Daily News 17 Nov. 5/4 The renewal of Bismarck's Non-intervention Alliance.
Hence non-interˈventionist, also non-interˈventionalist (rare—1), one who favours non-intervention; also attrib. non-interˈvene v. intr., not to intervene; non-interˈvener, one who does not intervene or who advocates non-intervention; non-interˈvening ppl. a.
1859Ruskin Arrows of Chace (1880) II. 13 We English non-interventionalists. 1860Sat. Rev. X. 483/1 The Greek ecclesiastics are non-interventionists. 1884L'pool Mercury 14 Feb. 5/6 The non-interventionist peace party. 1901K. D. Best Victories of Rome (ed. 4) p. xii, The State..is exhibiting to a non-intervening circle of Catholic kingdoms the newest and latest development of Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. 1937A. P. Herbert in Punch 8 Sept. 275/1 The Non-Intervention Committee are meeting, The Non-Interveners are meeting again. Ibid. 275/2 So let every soldier go non-intervening—Oh, fly with me Southward and non-intervene! 1942‘A. Bridge’ Frontier Passage iv. 53 Mr. Crumpaun..was playing bridge with the elderly clergyman and two Non-Interveners. 1969Guardian 29 Aug. 8/4 Mr Chamberlain..threatened to..‘non-intervene’ on Hitler's side against Czechoslovakia, as they were doing in favour of General Franco in Spain. |