nonvoter
Americannoun
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a person who does not vote.
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a person who is not eligible to vote.
noun
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a person who does not vote
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a person not eligible to vote
Other Word Forms
- nonvoting adjective
Etymology
Origin of nonvoter
Example Sentences
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Jennings said the first rule of winning over a skeptical nonvoter is consistency.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024
No one can make every nonvoter and voter pick up a newspaper, no matter how good it would be for the health of our country.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2020
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a voter or nonvoter.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2015
To budge a nonvoter out of complacency, campaigns have learned, they have to use psychological techniques focused on getting someone to do something he or she is not used to doing.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2012
The nonvoter, subject to health laws and often apt to violate them.
From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.
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