as in refusal
a vote or decision against something the motion to award the controversial scholar an honorary degree from the university passed by an overwhelming margin, with only two recorded non placets

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Noun
  • Two cases about the passport refusals eventually made their way to the Supreme Court.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And now, because of their refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, people are confronting premiums that will double, triple, or in some cases quadruple in amount.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So, put me down as a hard no on breaking.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Each yes is a no to something else.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Continue reading … NO MORE STUDIES – Gov Moore defends veto of reparations commission, calls for immediate action instead.
    , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Colorado's delegation has voted on the funding measures along party lines, including nays lodged again Wednesday by Bennet and Sen. John Hickenlooper, both Democrats.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Vice Mayor Cesar Zepeda, the other nay vote, suggested the council adopt changes to the agreed upon issues while the members who proposed the item, Wilson and Jimenez, work through sticking points on the body camera footage with the chief.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • The collection includes 3,100 black-and-white images taken in nearly 300 villages, towns, and cities around the country as well as the negatives and detailed data sheets describing construction techniques, materials, and historical context for each building.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Hesse shot over 200 hours of documentary footage in the early 1960s, creating an archive of negatives that capture the first few chapters of a nation’s history.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Thirty years ago, parents everywhere were compelled to weigh the pros and cons of allowing their kids to see Titanic.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On that note, the growth of artificial intelligence tools — the pros, the cons and the unknowns — are certain to be a theme of Mipcom.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Non placet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20placet. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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