nonmilitary
adjective
non·mil·i·tary
ˌnän-ˈmi-lə-ˌter-ē 
: not military
nonmilitary personnel
a nonmilitary approach to international relations
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In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations.
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David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Beijing will continue to escalate ... continue to squeeze Taiwan and the U.S. by testing both sides' reactions to China's escalating grey-zone campaign [nonmilitary and quasi-military activities that fall below the threshold of armed conflict] against Taiwan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Moscow may also be more willing to engage in nonmilitary cooperation projects, potentially even subsidizing such joint ventures.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Russia's wartime spending is crowding out investment in nonmilitary sectors like healthcare and education.
—Joel Mathis, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Beijing will continue to escalate ... continue to squeeze Taiwan and the U.S. by testing both sides' reactions to China's escalating grey-zone campaign [nonmilitary and quasi-military activities that fall below the threshold of armed conflict] against Taiwan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Moscow may also be more willing to engage in nonmilitary cooperation projects, potentially even subsidizing such joint ventures.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Russia's wartime spending is crowding out investment in nonmilitary sectors like healthcare and education.
—Joel Mathis, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmilitary. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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