nonvoting
adjective
non·vot·ing ˌnän-ˈvō-tiŋ 
1
: not voting: such as
a
: not exercising the right to vote
the nonvoting element in the population
b
: not entitled to vote
nonvoting members
2
: not entitling the holder to vote
nonvoting preferred stock
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The analysis includes earmarks obtained by members of the Senate and the House, including by nonvoting delegates to the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. 
New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 And because the vast majority of voters live in states or districts safe for one party or the other, nonvoting is not entirely irrational. Lee Drutman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 While Wesson is sidelined, chief of staff Heather Hutt is serving as the district’s temporary nonvoting caretaker. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 Time for socializing and worship has been curtailed, nonvoting visitors have been asked not to attend, and the Maryland diocese will have less chance to tout its successes than originally expected. Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 The four nonvoting student regents also voiced their opposition, including Batool Ibrahim, the first Black student government president of Nebraska’s flagship Lincoln campus. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 The investment, which gives BDT a nonvoting minority stake in Pendulum, follows a similar infusion from Bank of America Corp. last year, which hasn’t previously been reported. Miriam Gottfried, WSJ, 23 May 2022 Another class of nonvoting shares known as Class C trades under ticker GOOG. Michael Wursthorn, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 Officials with the commission told the R.N.C. in December that one of the party’s demands in particular was unacceptable: having nonvoting representatives of either the R.N.C. or the Democratic National Committee at the commission’s board meetings. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022 See More
New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 And because the vast majority of voters live in states or districts safe for one party or the other, nonvoting is not entirely irrational. Lee Drutman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 While Wesson is sidelined, chief of staff Heather Hutt is serving as the district’s temporary nonvoting caretaker. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 Time for socializing and worship has been curtailed, nonvoting visitors have been asked not to attend, and the Maryland diocese will have less chance to tout its successes than originally expected. Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 The four nonvoting student regents also voiced their opposition, including Batool Ibrahim, the first Black student government president of Nebraska’s flagship Lincoln campus. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 The investment, which gives BDT a nonvoting minority stake in Pendulum, follows a similar infusion from Bank of America Corp. last year, which hasn’t previously been reported. Miriam Gottfried, WSJ, 23 May 2022 Another class of nonvoting shares known as Class C trades under ticker GOOG. Michael Wursthorn, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 Officials with the commission told the R.N.C. in December that one of the party’s demands in particular was unacceptable: having nonvoting representatives of either the R.N.C. or the Democratic National Committee at the commission’s board meetings. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1