Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Of a selection, the property of having to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; a decision having the default option being inclusion or permission; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertisement.
- n. the act of opting out of something
- n. UK a school or hospital that has withdrawn from local control
Examples
“The dehumanising aspect makes it easier to shoot someone, but much harder to form a real working relationship or sense of common humanity with those you want to opt-out of the fight or help you win one.”
“The idea of an opt-out system, in which it is assumed that people have consented to donation unless they explicitly objected before they died, was rejected.”
The Guardian: Organ donors' funeral expenses should be met by the NHS, says report
“Peter Wardle, chief executive of the Electoral Commission, said: We're glad to see they have recognised the strength of our concerns about the proposed registration opt-out.”
The Guardian: Voter registration reforms could see 10m fall off electoral roll, MPs warn
“At the Conservative party conference last month, the chancellor, George Osborne, boasted that he had insisted on an opt-out clause for carbon reduction targets.”
The Guardian: Now is not the time to renege on green pledges | Observer editorial
“Perry responds by saying that parents had an opt-out.”
The Guardian: GOP presidential debate in Tampa - as it happened
“Most desires to opt-out occur because at the moment we have them, we're not really living.”
“The only thing that is required is that an alternative assessment must be given for the opt-out students in place of PSSA tests.”
The Huffington Post: Timothy D. Slekar: Opt Out Chronicles: Fighting Sabotage
“Since Michelle and I publicly announced our "opt-out" intentions for this school year, we have recently found out that parents and teachers are being misinformed -- the opt out movement is being sabotaged.”
The Huffington Post: Timothy D. Slekar: Opt Out Chronicles: Fighting Sabotage
“The tricky part was that all the others were opt-in and this one was opt-out.”
Orbitz Tries To Sneak Bus Onto Plane (Ticket) - The Consumerist
“We'll take all those points away, however, and award them a fail badge for creating the world's longest, most labor intensive opt-out page you've ever seen.”
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