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

The public advocate serves as a city government ombudsman and is a nonvoting member of the City Council, with the ability to introduce legislation. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025

These nonvoting members share useful information and real-world experience such as practical issues in administering vaccines in hospitals, management of vaccine side effects and insights into adverse events. —Santosh Kumar Gautam, The Conversation, 12 June 2025

The county juvenile court judge, who also sits on the board as a nonvoting member, appoints the third. —Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 7 June 2025

Portage Township School Board member Wilma Vazquez, a nonvoting member of the RDC, asked about the RDC’s outstanding bond obligations. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 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