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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They were joined by Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the Northern Mariana Islands and James Moylan of Guam, nonvoting delegates who can debate and cast votes on amendments but not on actual legislation.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Then Bloom turned up, bought a 29% nonvoting share, and promised that Hearts would win the league within a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

The 26-member Board of Regents has one voting student regent and one nonvoting student regent-designate, who trains for a year before taking the voting seat when the prior member cycles off.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

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

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

“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

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