uncommitted

adjective

un·​com·​mit·​ted ˌən-kə-ˈmi-təd How to pronounce uncommitted (audio)
: not committed
specifically : not pledged to a particular belief, allegiance, or program
uncommitted voters

Examples of uncommitted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While their independent nature, proactiveness, and inclination toward exploring multiple revenue opportunities may come across as disengaged or uncommitted to older workers, Gen Zers are hard-working and have high expectations for themselves. Marcie Merriman, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024 Davis plans on playing college basketball but is currently uncommitted. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024 Those efforts have seen some relative success -- uncommitted has won 25 delegates so far, compared to Biden's 2,600-plus, according to ABC News' count; and uncommitted got about 20% of the vote in Minnesota. Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024 By the final quarter last year, Brown pulled in $6.6 million while Sinema, who was publicly uncommitted to another run, raised just $595,000. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024 That follows up from Michigan last week when 100,000 people in the primary voted for uncommitted, too, largely because of Biden's handling of the war in Gaza. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024 There are five at-large delegates allocated to uncommitted, while the districts allocating delegates to uncommitted are Minnesota's 2nd, 4th and 5th districts, according to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). Isabella Murray, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024 The Biden campaign largely brushed off the protest votes, saying the effort in Michigan had an artificially low goal, as the normal amount of uncommitted votes usually exceeds 10,000 without a concentrated campaign. Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 And the uncommitted movement is now spreading to the other battleground states of Georgia and Wisconsin. Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncommitted was in the 15th century

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“Uncommitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncommitted. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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uncommitted

adjective
un·​com·​mit·​ted ˌən-kə-ˈmit-əd How to pronounce uncommitted (audio)
: not committed
especially : not pledged to a particular belief, allegiance, or program
uncommitted voters

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