nonvoluntary
adjective
non·vol·un·tary
ˌnän-ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē 
: not voluntary : involuntary
nonvoluntary layoffs
a nonvoluntary muscle twitch
nonvoluntary hospital admissions
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Traffic stops represent the most common nonvoluntary interaction between citizens and police officers in the U.S.
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Derek Epp, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2023
Of the 59 CEOs who departed S&P 500 firms last year, 30.5% were let go on a nonvoluntary basis, up from 22.1% in 2017, according to the Conference Board's 2019 CEO Succession Practices report.
—Fortune, 6 Nov. 2019
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Derek Epp, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2023
Of the 59 CEOs who departed S&P 500 firms last year, 30.5% were let go on a nonvoluntary basis, up from 22.1% in 2017, according to the Conference Board's 2019 CEO Succession Practices report.
—Fortune, 6 Nov. 2019
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“Nonvoluntary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvoluntary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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