as in null
having no legal or binding force a verbal agreement is considered nonbinding in this state

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Recent Examples of nonbinding Earlier, in the March GOP primary, 81% of voters agreed with a nonbinding proposition that no Democrats should be named, Rinaldi noted. Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023 The executive committee of the Texas Republican Party unanimously passed a nonbinding vote of no-confidence in Ms. McDaniel, and the Arizona G.O.P. publicly called on her to resign. Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022 Peskov ruled out the payment of reparations to Ukraine, calling this an effort to rob Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves, after a nonbinding U.N. General Assembly vote Monday calling on Russia to compensate Ukraine for war damage. David L. Stern, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022 In 1994, the Catron county commission voted unanimously to pass a nonbinding resolution stating that every household should possess a firearm and ammunition for the purpose of home defense. Brandon Kapelow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for nonbinding
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Adjective
  • To reporters late Sunday evening and later on social media, Trump claimed the pardons are null because Biden had used an autopen rather than sign by hand.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Does her despondent demeanor and null motivation make Elsa herself an ideal pick to surrender her life?
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the void years tacked onto it made Smith difficult to keep around, and the Lions ultimately parted ways.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • For the first time in its 157-year history, the Grand National steeplechase is declared void because of a false start.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Here is one sequence of events: U.S. legislators and the Senate pass a resolution to declare tariffs invalid.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The association had two weeks to collect new signatures or correct invalid ones to make up the difference.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Nonbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbinding. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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