nonengagement
noun
non·en·gage·ment
ˌnän-in-ˈgāj-mənt 
-en-
: failure or refusal to engage someone or something : lack of engagement
… the countryʼs engagement or nonengagement in international events and crises.—
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This nonengagement strategy worked: After presenting himself as an ostentatiously humble cipher during confirmation hearings, the 49-year-old Gorsuch was elevated to the Supreme Court by a vote of 54 to 45.
—Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 17 May 2017
There’s no neurotic guilt, but there is a lingering need to cover up and justify a posture of nonengagement.
—Christopher Buckley, Esquire, 20 Sep. 2017
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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 17 May 2017
There’s no neurotic guilt, but there is a lingering need to cover up and justify a posture of nonengagement.
—Christopher Buckley, Esquire, 20 Sep. 2017
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“Nonengagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonengagement. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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