nonvote

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noun

A deliberate act of not voting; an abstention.

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Meanings

nounnonvote (plural nonvotes)

plural nonvotes

  1. A deliberate act of not voting; an abstention.

    Lloyd Carr, the Michigan coach, called Tressel’s nonvote “real slick.”

    2007 January 3, Jeré Longman, “The Two Sides of Jim Tressel”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + vote.

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APA

nonvote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvote

MLA

“nonvote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvote.

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