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nonvoting

British  
/ nɒnˈvəʊtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a nonvoter

  2. finance (of shares) not entitling the holder to vote at company meetings

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The nonvoting stock is a better deal than the class A voting stock now around $53.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Witkoff said President Trump and his family hold a nonvoting interest in the trust company, and they will not serve as executives or exercise day-to-day control of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Danny Davis and Jan Schakowsky, both of Illinois, as well as Eleanor Holmes Norton, the nonvoting member for Washington, D.C.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

Bostic is currently a nonvoting member of the Federal Open Market Committee.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

“Hearing none,” he said, “we’ll proceed to the vote. Those nonvoting members of the deacons’ board are dismissed.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt