noncooperation
noun
non·co·op·er·a·tion
ˌnän-kō-ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shən 
: failure or refusal to cooperate
specifically
: refusal through civil disobedience of a people to cooperate with the government of a country
Examples of noncooperation in a Sentence
They adopted a strategy of noncooperation until they were treated fairly.
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The law was implemented in 2018 and effectively legalized noncooperation between state law enforcement agencies and federal immigration officials.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Women have also developed other forms of gendered noncooperation that can benefit mass movements.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
Women have pioneered other forms of social noncooperation, as well.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
America hasn’t conducted on-site inspections of Russia’s nuclear arsenal since March 2020 in any case, first because of Covid-19 and then Russian noncooperation during the war in Ukraine.
—Matthew Kroenig, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Women have also developed other forms of gendered noncooperation that can benefit mass movements.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
Women have pioneered other forms of social noncooperation, as well.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
America hasn’t conducted on-site inspections of Russia’s nuclear arsenal since March 2020 in any case, first because of Covid-19 and then Russian noncooperation during the war in Ukraine.
—Matthew Kroenig, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Noncooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncooperation. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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