nonparticipant

noun non·par·tic·i·pant \ ˌnän-pär-ˈti-sə-pənt , -pər- \

Updated on: 1 Apr 2018

Definition of nonparticipant

plural nonparticipants

: one who does not participate in something

… recent data show few differences in weight between food stamp participants and nonparticipants among women.
—Michele Ver Ploeg et al.

The activists drew support from passersby, with many nonparticipants voicing approval …
—Brenna Smith

Recent Examples of nonparticipant from the Web

The number of disabled nonparticipants without a high school diploma fell by 18 percent, versus 4 percent for those with at least a high school diploma.

— ernie tedeschi, New York Times, "Will Employment Keep Growing? Disabled Workers Offer a Clue," 15 Mar. 2018
Data show that participants’ grade-point average in science classes is more than a point higher, on average, than that for nonparticipants, and state standardized test scores indicate similar gains.

— david karas, The Christian Science Monitor, "She’s bringing the ocean – as well as science – closer to low-income youths," 22 Dec. 2017

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