nonparticipation

noun

non·par·tic·i·pa·tion | \ ˌnän-(ˌ)pär-ˌti-sə-ˈpā-shən

, -pər-\

Definition of nonparticipation

: an absence or lack of participation nonparticipation in the voting process … none of that justifies inaction and nonparticipation.— Rosetta Miller-Perry

Examples of nonparticipation in a Sentence

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One likely hypothesis, discussed in a recent paper by the economists Katharine G. Abraham and Melissa S. Kearney, is that the rise in nonparticipation is related to declining opportunities for those with low levels of education. — N. Gregory Mankiw, New York Times, "Why Aren’t More Men Working?," 15 June 2018

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