Definitions
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- noun The condition of being
nonaligned
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- noun people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
Etymologies
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Examples
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Instead they talked about "nonalignment" - remaining outside military alliances but not ruling out taking sides in a conflict.
The Seattle Times 2011
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In its poverty and underdevelopment more than ever; in its 'nonalignment' less and less.
For a New 'Internationale' Julliard, Jacques 1978
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Or it can discard a shopworn habit of equating independence with reflexive opposition to Washington and London and lay itself open to charges of selling out its Cold War-era nonalignment.
It's Time to Re-Align India Sadanand Dhume 2011
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For many people, continuing with a religious tradition despite doubts or nonalignment might be more about finding a community, tradition, culture and a social life rather than avoiding eternal damnation.
Christmas wars come early Petula Dvorak 2010
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The 2005 nuclear deal altered the trajectory of relations between Washington and New Delhi, positioning India after years of nonalignment as a firm U.S. ally in a troubled region and as a democratic buttress to China's rise.
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Indira Gandhi speaks on democracy, socialism, and Third World nonalignment by Indira Gandhi
Miraculous Organ: Blair, Obama and the Narcissist's Defense 2009
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Among other things, independence means freedom from control, self-determination, and nonalignment.
Ed and Deb Shapiro: Fireworks, Partying, and The Real Meaning of the 4th of July 2009
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At independence in 1954, the U.S. tolerated Sihanouk's nonalignment. and extended economic aid.
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But nonalignment remains the base upon which the pillars of Indian foreign policy stand.
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India always maintained that nonalignment was neither anti-American nor anti-Soviet: it simply permits India to communicate with other nations on an equal footing.
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