nonmilitant

adjective

non·​mil·​i·​tant ˌnän-ˈmi-lə-tənt 

: not militant: such as

a

: not engaged in warfare or combat

nonmilitant occupants of the war zone

b

: not aggressively active (as in a cause)

took a nonmilitant approach to the dispute

nonmilitant noun

plural nonmilitants

… examples of the numerous nonmilitants who have lost their lives in drone operations …

—Mahvish Ahmad

Examples of nonmilitant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The grisly incident highlighted a dangerous streak of radicalization that is spreading among ordinary, lower-income and nonmilitant Muslims, according to observers in Pakistan. —Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above