nonvoting
Britishadjective
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of or relating to a nonvoter
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finance (of shares) not entitling the holder to vote at company meetings
Example Sentences
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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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