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  • noun One who is not a terrorist.

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non- +‎ terrorist

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Examples

  • They have qualms about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that plenty of nonterrorist Americans would share.

    Two Cheers For American Tolerance 2010

  • The seeming strategic reason is to contain a "rising China," a stable, nonterrorist nation that the Bush administration, in other forums, is trying to make a "responsible stakeholder" in the international system, including nuclear nonproliferation.

    A Grim Anniversary 2008

  • Contrary to widespread assumptions, he finds that they are not to be distinguished from their nonterrorist peers by extremes of hatred for the West:

    The Rise of the Muslim Terrorists Ruthven, Malise 2008

  • (Another 195 were charged with nonterrorist offenses arising from terrorism investigations, leading to 183 convictions.)

    Liquidating Bombers 2008

  • Meanwhile, the nonterrorist-looking commuters are left waiting in the long immigration lines, impatiently nudging luggage across the tile floor, complaining about the heat and delays.

    One Of The Bad Guys? 2008

  • His argument can be summarized as follows: Negri was the brains behind Italian terrorism, leader of both Workers 'Autonomy, a nonterrorist political organization, and the Red Brigades, a terrorist organization.

    'Apocalypse Soon': An Exchange Negri, Antonio 2003

  • How about an Arab-American in a nonterrorist part?

    Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

  • How about an Arab-American in a nonterrorist part?

    Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

  • They have qualms about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that plenty of nonterrorist

    Reason Magazine 2010

  • There's the NSA warrantless eavesdropping program wherein the president breezily authorized spying on the phone calls of innocent citizens, in violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The FBI's TALON database shows the government has been spying on nonterrorist groups, including Quakers, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Veterans for Peace.

    BlogWonks 2009

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