have no part in

idiom

: to not be involved in
So far, she has had no part in planning the event.

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Extremely deadly and easily obtainable, the AR-15 has become a political symbol, both among people who believe that such weapons should have no part in civilian life and those who consider owning one a constitutional right. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023 In fact, the division responsible for bringing the case was the financial crimes unit, and the office has about 500 other prosecutors who have no part in the investigation. Adam Goldman, New York Times, 23 July 2023 Ravnsborg questioned an agent in the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation about what would turn up during forensic exams of his cellphones, even though the agency was supposed to have no part in the investigation to avoid conflicts of interest. Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 In less than two weeks, Germans will elect a new government and Merkel will have no part in it. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021 The four crew members, who have been training for five months to do the orbital trip, will have no part in Inspiration4’s navigation. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2021 In government documents of the time, cited in subsequent court cases, the United States and Britain made clear that a small, newly independent country such as Mauritius should have no part in governing the BIOT. BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2021 Former President Donald Trump will have no part in Bob Woodward's next book, according to an adviser, after the last one by the investigative journalist invited a flurry of unfavorable headlines. Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2021 The narrator is to have no part in the suicide other than offering emotional support—but what could such an anodyne phrase mean in the context of imminent death? Sam Sacks, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020

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“Have no part in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20no%20part%20in. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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