Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of not being elected.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Failure of election.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not having or relating to an
election
Etymologies
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Examples
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They need multiple reminders in nonelection years, and some of these poor fools really think they can't lose (Jack Murtha excluded, apparently that guy can do anything without losing his seat).
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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They need multiple reminders in nonelection years, and some of these poor fools really think they can't lose (Jack Murtha excluded, apparently that guy can do anything without losing his seat).
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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The "nonelection" stretched on for another 36 days.
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As a bonus for Democrats, the compromise would also put the next renewal in a nonelection year.
Patriot Act Miracle 2011
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About 93 percent of Rockville residents have access to the Internet at home, work or school, according to the 2008 Rockville Citizen Survey, which is conducted by the city in nonelection years to assess the general climate of the community.
Rockville residents see city in 2 parts Sean Patrick Norris 2010
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Unlike the Democrats or Republicans, who build war chests throughout the nonelection years, there are no similar alternatives for independents.
You Know I’m Right Michelle Caruso-Cabrera 2010
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About 93 percent of Rockville residents have access to the Internet at home, work or school, according to the 2008 Rockville Citizen Survey, which is conducted by the city in nonelection years to assess the general climate of the community.
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About 93 percent of Rockville residents have access to the Internet at home, work or school, according to the 2008 Rockville Citizen Survey, which is conducted by the city in nonelection years to assess the general climate of the community.
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About 93 percent of Rockville residents have access to the Internet at home, work or school, according to the 2008 Rockville Citizen Survey, which is conducted by the city in nonelection years to assess the general climate of the community.
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Hence, when something bad happens in an election year — the Mississippi River floods, wildfires burn in the West — the president is quicker to declare a federal disaster than he would in a nonelection year.
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