The fact or practice of not being involved with or participating in something.
‘a tradition of non-involvement in political affairs’
‘the non-involvement of the traffic department in the planning was cited as a pitfall’
‘Proponents of the program believe that government non-involvement has advantages.’
‘A century of almost unbroken British non-involvement in continental Europe, dating from the winding up of the Peninsular War in 1812, was abruptly reversed.’
‘The campaign was condemned by many as a dangerous departure from the tradition of police non-involvement in politics.’
‘The hands-off attitude and non-involvement by so many parents need to be changed.’
‘The orthodox libertarian foreign policy platform is one of minimalism and non-involvement bordering at times on isolationism.’
‘Did non-involvement signify successful resistance or were villages simply waiting for a more propitious time to become engaged?’
‘Women for Peace has continually asked the University to review its participation in the federal government's civil defense program, in view of its policy of non-involvement in political matters.’
‘I suppose that's where my non-involvement in 'celebrity' and 'media' started.’
‘President Truman called for the USA to step into the breach and reverse its traditional policy of non-involvement in European affairs.’
‘Teachers criticize the non-involvement of low status parents and resent the involvement of high status parents.’
‘Companies with a strong drink culture could be vulnerable to claims from employees who feel they have been passed over for promotion because of their non-involvement in social activities.’
‘The educational community has often misinterpreted the "silence" or noninvolvement of the Latino families.’
‘Inexorably, the conventional wisdom would go from determined noninvolvement to a resigned acceptance of some kind of U.S. role.’
‘There were only a few exceptions to this general pattern of noninvolvement.’
‘Remember, to a child, parental noninvolvement feels like rejection; it is a fundamental wound to the self.’
‘By 1921, the United States had withdrawn its military forces from Russia and entered a long period of official noninvolvement.’
‘The people of this village did not favor the revival and had already made clear their policy of noninvolvement.’
‘The journalist's credo is one of passionate noninvolvement.’