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a) A non-fighting member of the armed forcesb) A civilian in time of conflict
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Noncombatant — Non*com bat*ant, n. 1. (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noncombatant — index neutral, nonmilitant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
noncombatant — [nän΄kəm bat′ nt, nän΄käm′bə tənt] n. 1. a member of the armed forces whose activities do not include actual combat, as a chaplain 2. any civilian in wartime adj. 1. not involving combat 2. of noncombatants … English World dictionary
noncombatant — noun Date: 1811 one that does not engage in combat: as a. a member (as a chaplain) of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting b. civilian • noncombatant adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
noncombatant evacuation operations — Operations directed by the Department of State, the Department of Defense, or other appropriate authority whereby noncombatants are evacuated from foreign countries when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster to safe … Military dictionary
noncombatant evacuees — 1. US citizens who may be ordered to evacuate by competent authority include: a. civilian employees of all agencies of the US Government and their dependents, except as noted in 2a below; b. military personnel of the US Armed Forces specifically… … Military dictionary
noncombatant — /non keuhm bat nt, non kom beuh tnt/, n. 1. a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain. 2. a person who is not directly involved in combat; a civilian in wartime. adj. 3. not… … Universalium
noncombatant — Synonyms and related words: citizen, civilian, conciliatory, dovish, irenic, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, nonmilitant, nonresistant, nonresister, nonviolent, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peace loving, peaceable, unbellicose, uncontentious,… … Moby Thesaurus
noncombatant — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonbelligerent; civilian. See pacification. Ant., combatant, hawk … English dictionary for students
noncombatant — non|com|bat|ant [ ,nankəm bætnt ] noun count someone who is not involved in fighting during a war … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
