nonautomatic
adjective
non·au·to·mat·ic
ˌnän-ˌȯ-tə-ˈma-tik 
: not automatic
a nonautomatic process
a nonautomatic rifle
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That leaves the 40 percent of the budget that is discretionary spending (i.e., nonautomatic spending that Congress appropriates).
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.
—New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.
—New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
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“Nonautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonautomatic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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