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plural nonvoters
Definition of nonvoter
: a person who fails or chooses not to vote or does not have the legal right to vote
A mere 37 percent of the eligible electorate voted in the 1986 Congressional elections, the vast majority of nonvoters arguably casting ballots of no confidence.— Richard Caplan
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The first known use of nonvoter was in 1851
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