| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | neu·tral·ism |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n  tr -l z m, ny- |
| NOUN: | 1. The state of being neutral; neutrality. 2. A political policy or advocacy of nonalignment or noninvolvement in conflicting alliances and of attempting to mediate or conciliate in conflicts between states: “Neutralism differs from neutrality in that it is an attitude of mind in time of peace rather than a legal status in time of war” (London Times). | | OTHER FORMS: | neutral·ist —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
neutral·istic —ADJECTIVE
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