Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person who does not vote or has no right to vote.

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  • noun One who does not vote.
  • noun One who is not eligible to vote.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ voter

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Examples

  • But it said Washington lacked support to block a vote by the Assembly to raise the status of the Palestinians to a nonvoter observer state from that of a nonvoting "entity," which could allow them to join many U.N. bodies, and pursue cases against Israel at the International Criminal Court.

    U.S. tries to stall Palestinian statehood bid: report Reuters 2011

  • But it said Washington lacked support to block a vote by the Assembly to raise the status of the Palestinians to a nonvoter observer state from that of a nonvoting "entity," which could allow them to join many U.N. bodies, and pursue cases against Israel at the International Criminal Court.

    U.S. tries to stall Palestinian statehood bid: report Reuters 2011

  • It occurs to me that what we have here might be a statistical anomaly—a well-informed nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • It occurs to me that what we have here might be a statistical anomaly—a well-informed nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • To help find the answers, we decided to talk to a typical nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • To help find the answers, we decided to talk to a typical nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • To help find the answers, we decided to talk to a typical nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • To help find the answers, we decided to talk to a typical nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • It occurs to me that what we have here might be a statistical anomaly—a well-informed nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • It occurs to me that what we have here might be a statistical anomaly—a well-informed nonvoter.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

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