nonelection
1 of 2adjective
non·elec·tion ˌnän-i-ˈlek-shən 
: not of or relating to an election
a nonelection year
nonelection news
nonelection
2 of 2noun
: a failure or refusal to elect someone or something
… the appointment of a custodian when shareholder deadlock has resulted in nonelection of successors to directors …
Robert Charles Clark
Robert Charles Clark
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Choire Sicha, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2021 Help such organizations be more effective on an ongoing basis by providing multiyear support during election and nonelection years alike. Bruce Deboskey, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2019 Perez dismissed his first finance director months into the job, even as aides noted that the fundraising haul outpaced previous nonelection years, including when Barack Obama was president. Bill Barrow, The Seattle Times, 12 Dec. 2018
Noun
Even so, Adams is aggressively fundraising for this nonelection, with a grand tour of New York City’s richest, most wonderful, and sometimes most awful people. Choire Sicha, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2021 Help such organizations be more effective on an ongoing basis by providing multiyear support during election and nonelection years alike. Bruce Deboskey, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2019 Perez dismissed his first finance director months into the job, even as aides noted that the fundraising haul outpaced previous nonelection years, including when Barack Obama was president. Bill Barrow, The Seattle Times, 12 Dec. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1896, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1629, in the meaning defined above