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nonplaying

British  
/ nɒnˈpleɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. belonging to a team, group, etc, but not participating in their pursuit

    appointed nonplaying captain

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“It was good to finally get things going, and it was obviously a good start,” Steve Stricker, the U.S. nonplaying captain, said.

From New York Times

When Stricker was a Ryder Cup competitor, as opposed to a nonplaying captain, he always thought those tactics just made him nervous.

From New York Times

Additionally, Leonard, who is now an NBC golf analyst, said he expected the pod system to return for the Americans this week because Phil Mickelson, who was on the 2008 team, is a nonplaying vice captain to Stricker.

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Hundreds of nonplaying employees across the sport have had their pay cut, been laid off or furloughed.

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He had asked Arsenal’s senior leadership for detailed answers on what the savings would be used for, whether the club’s owner would also be contributing, and whether the team could assure him it would use the money to protect its nonplaying staff.

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