nonresident
Americanadjective
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not resident in a particular place.
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not residing where official duties require a person to reside.
noun
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a person who is not residing in the place implied or specified
the hotel restaurant is open to nonresidents
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a British person employed abroad on a contract for a minimum of one year, who is exempt from UK income tax provided that he does not spend more than 90 days in the UK during that tax year
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China's campaign of keeping tabs on dissidents around the world is motivated by the belief that criticism threatens the country's stability, said Claire Chu, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
About the author: Ben Cahill is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a regular contributor to Barron’s.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
“In transparent, more-market economies, the costs become visible more quickly,” said Chris Miller, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington public-policy think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
“Low-income people actually do pay significantly less in taxes than higher-income people do,” said Howard Gleckman, a nonresident fellow at the Tax Policy Center.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
A nonresident, however able and distinguished he might be as a statesman, would have little chance of election.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford
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