nonmilitant

adjective

non·mil·i·tant ˌnän-ˈmi-lə-tənt

Synonyms of nonmilitant next

: not militant: such as

: not engaged in warfare or combat

nonmilitant occupants of the war zone

: 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

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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