nonbinding

[nahn-bahynd-ing]

adjective

1. not binding; not legally enforceable.

Example Sentences

But House Republicans have thwarted this statutorily mandated disclosure by supporting instead a nonbinding resolution that requests disclosure without legally requiring it.

From Slate

Even that was too much for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who on Wednesday suddenly sent the chamber home early for its August recess rather than let them vote on the nonbinding resolution.

From Slate

The measure would be nonbinding, a source familiar with the matter said.

From Los Angeles Times

The vote is nonbinding, and thus symbolic.

From Los Angeles Times

The referendum is a nonbinding vote in a movement to create an independent Sikh nation, Khalistan, in India’s Punjab state.

From Los Angeles Times