nonvoting
adjective
non·vot·ing
ˌnän-ˈvō-tiŋ 
1
: not voting: such as
a
: not exercising the right to vote
the nonvoting element in the population
b
: not entitled to vote
nonvoting members
2
: not entitling the holder to vote
nonvoting preferred stock
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The international members, who are scholars with citizenship outside the United States, are considered nonvoting members of the Academy.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Democratic Congress members from districts in Virginia and Maryland near D.C. expressed their concern in a letter to congressional leaders over reports that D.C.’s FMAP could be reduced.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
The free market crusader transferred $5.3 billion of Koch, Inc.'s nonvoting stock to a pair of nonprofits with fewer restrictions on lobbying and politics than traditional charities from 2020 to 2022.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The proposal would remove Raffensperger from his nonvoting post on the board, three years after lawmakers removed him as the voting chair of the board.
—Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Democratic Congress members from districts in Virginia and Maryland near D.C. expressed their concern in a letter to congressional leaders over reports that D.C.’s FMAP could be reduced.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
The free market crusader transferred $5.3 billion of Koch, Inc.'s nonvoting stock to a pair of nonprofits with fewer restrictions on lobbying and politics than traditional charities from 2020 to 2022.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The proposal would remove Raffensperger from his nonvoting post on the board, three years after lawmakers removed him as the voting chair of the board.
—Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Nonvoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvoting. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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