Definition of nonelection
(Entry 1 of 2)
: not of or relating to an election
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nounDefinition of nonelection (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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
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The first known use of nonelection was in 1629
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