nonvoting

adjective

non·​vot·​ing ˌnän-ˈvō-tiŋ 

1

: not voting: such as

a

: not exercising the right to vote

the nonvoting element in the population

b

: not entitled to vote

nonvoting members

2

: not entitling the holder to vote

nonvoting preferred stock

Examples of nonvoting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Del Mar Mayor Terry Gaasterland and Councilmember John Spelich will serve as council liaisons to the ad-hoc committee, which will consist of five voting members and two nonvoting members who represent The Winston School and the Del Mar community building. —Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025

Faulkner has been selling her nonvoting shares back to the company, giving the proceeds directly to Roots & Wings. —Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025

The Ellisons hold 100% of the voting power in the new Skydance; the Class B shares of the company that trade on Nasdaq are nonvoting shares. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025

Before the merger, GAMCO was the largest holder of nonvoting shares. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nonvoting

• denoting
• devoting
• promoting
• scapegoating
• bloating
• boating
• coating
• doting
• floating
• gloating
• noting
• quoting