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nonengagement

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non·​en·​gage·​ment | \ ˌnän-in-ˈgāj-mənt How to pronounce nonengagement (audio) , -en-\

Definition of nonengagement

: failure or refusal to engage someone or something : lack of engagement … the countryʼs engagement or nonengagement in international events and crises.— Martin Folly

Examples of nonengagement in a Sentence

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 This nonengagement strategy worked: After presenting himself as an ostentatiously humble cipher during confirmation hearings, the 49-year-old Gorsuch was elevated to the Supreme Court by a vote of 54 to 45. — Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, "Neil Gorsuch will be the enduring symbol of a disastrous presidency.," 17 May 2017 There’s no neurotic guilt, but there is a lingering need to cover up and justify a posture of nonengagement. — Christopher Buckley, Esquire, "Viet Guilt," 20 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of nonengagement

1727, in the meaning defined above

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