Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not military; civilian.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not associated with soldiers or the military

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

non- +‎ military

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word nonmilitary.

Examples

  • Mr. Idema claimed to be an aid worker and had signed an agreement to be involved only in nonmilitary, humanitarian activities.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • We should be actively seeking to replace that government by bringing every kind of nonmilitary pressure to bear we can to destabilize the government and help the people of Iran replace it with a moderate government.

    CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2007 2007

  • The kind of nonmilitary side of the group has 2,200 offices around the country.

    CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2006 2006

  • But the CIA program involved less than half a million dollars in aid and was all nonmilitary assistance—propaganda materials, for example, and radio scripts.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • But the CIA program involved less than half a million dollars in aid and was all nonmilitary assistance—propaganda materials, for example, and radio scripts.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • But the CIA program involved less than half a million dollars in aid and was all nonmilitary assistance—propaganda materials, for example, and radio scripts.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Eisenhower advocated quietly and swiftly putting American heavy tankers and oilers into readiness, including those normally used for nonmilitary purposes.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • The United States has also been promoting what it has called a diplomatic surge to help find a nonmilitary solution to the fighting.

    4 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast 2011

  • The United States needs Pakistan's cooperation if it hopes to find a solution to the Afghan war and help a reconciliation process that hopes to fashion a nonmilitary solution to the Taliban insurgency.

    Kerry presents U.S. demands to Pakistan 2011

  • Then another carry team headed for the C-17, a nonmilitary team this time, consisting of four men and two women wearing identical gray suits.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.