nonaligned
adjective
non·aligned
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Definition of nonaligned
: not allied with other nations and especially with either the Communist or the non-Communist blocs
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Other Words from nonaligned
nonalignment
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Photo: jonathan nackstrand/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The two-week NATO exercises, called Trident Juncture, involve around 50,000 service members, 250 aircraft and 65 ships from NATO and Norway’s nonaligned neighbors Sweden and Finland. — WSJ, "NATO Exercise Sends Warning to Russia, Message to Members," 30 Oct. 2018 That began to change after nonaligned India tested its first nuclear weapon in 1974. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Pressure mounts on global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation," 29 May 2018 Many of the countries known as the G77, a group of nonaligned nations that actually has 134 members, often vote opposite the United States. — Carol Morello, Washington Post, "Foreign aid cuts proposed, but ‘friends’ might be protected," 12 Feb. 2018 What remains of the nonaligned bloc is more nostalgic whimsy than an influential group of nations. — Azita Raji, WSJ, "Russia’s Cold War With Scandinavia," 28 Aug. 2017 In the sometimes divisive years of second-wave feminism, Atwood reserved the right to remain nonaligned. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "Margaret Atwood, the Prophet of Dystopia," 7 Apr. 2017 The resolution seeking an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice was strongly backed by African and nonaligned nations, winning approval on a vote of 94-15 with 65 abstentions. — Edith M. Lederer, The Seattle Times, "World Court opinion sought on UK-Mauritius islands dispute," 22 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonaligned.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonaligned
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nonaligned
: not having made an official agreement to receive support from and give support to one extremely powerful country (such as the U.S. or the U.S.S.R.) rather than another
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