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non-belligerent
adjective
(alsononbelligerent)uk /ˌnɒn.bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt/ us /ˌnɑːn.bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ənt/
not wanting to argue or fight, especially in a war:
We are eager to do everything we can to help towards a non-belligerent solution.
He challenges the status quo but in a soft, nonbelligerent kind of way.
They started to attack the sea traffic of non-belligerent states.
Non-belligerent occupation is the military administration of foreign territory with the consent of the government.
"Rocky" stars Sylvester Stallone as a back-street Italian-American boxer working for the mob, and finding love with non-belligerent Talia Shire.
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