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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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Meta spent $83.1 billion on equipment against $96.9 billion of operating cash, and it plans to create a new class of nonvoting shares in January 2027 to help fund investment, acquisitions and employee pay.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

As of Sept. 30, Amazon said it held 164 million shares of Anthropic’s nonvoting preferred stock and convertible notes, which it estimates to be worth about $146.2 billion, although its stake is capped at 12%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

This week’s plenum was attended by 162 full members and 117 nonvoting alternates, according to the communiqué.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meta Platforms’ plan to create a new class of nonvoting stock to fund AI development raised concerns about how tech companies will finance AI spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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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