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means A foreign-policy stance in which a country declines to formally ally itself with major power blocs, keeping its diplomatic options open.

from Built plainly from 'non-' plus 'alignment,' itself from 'align' — French-derived, from Latin 'linea,' a line — meaning to fall into line with something. The word became a geopolitical term in the Cold War era, when newly independent nations facing pressure to join either the US or Soviet camp coined 'non-alignment' to name their refusal to line up with either. The Non-Aligned Movement formalized the stance, giving the term its lasting diplomatic weight.