as in null
having no legal or binding force
a verbal agreement is considered nonbinding in this state
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Recent Examples of nonbinding
Earlier, in the March GOP primary, 81% of voters agreed with a nonbinding proposition that no Democrats should be named, Rinaldi noted.
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Dallas News,
12 Jan. 2023
The executive committee of the Texas Republican Party unanimously passed a nonbinding vote of no-confidence in Ms. McDaniel, and the Arizona G.O.P. publicly called on her to resign.
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Ken Bensinger,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2022
Peskov ruled out the payment of reparations to Ukraine, calling this an effort to rob Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves, after a nonbinding U.N. General Assembly vote Monday calling on Russia to compensate Ukraine for war damage.
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David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
15 Nov. 2022
In 1994, the Catron county commission voted unanimously to pass a nonbinding resolution stating that every household should possess a firearm and ammunition for the purpose of home defense.
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Brandon Kapelow,
Time,
13 Oct. 2022
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Dallas News,
12 Jan. 2023
The executive committee of the Texas Republican Party unanimously passed a nonbinding vote of no-confidence in Ms. McDaniel, and the Arizona G.O.P. publicly called on her to resign.
—
Ken Bensinger,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2022
Peskov ruled out the payment of reparations to Ukraine, calling this an effort to rob Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves, after a nonbinding U.N. General Assembly vote Monday calling on Russia to compensate Ukraine for war damage.
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David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
15 Nov. 2022
In 1994, the Catron county commission voted unanimously to pass a nonbinding resolution stating that every household should possess a firearm and ammunition for the purpose of home defense.
—
Brandon Kapelow,
Time,
13 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbinding
Adjective
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And since the Lightning have regularly been void of a first-round pick, they’re used to spending a lot of time waiting to make their selections.
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The void being filled is not a very large one, either, Schaefer said, noting that only 2 percent of the flying public chose Spirit.
Adjective
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Many argue that signatures are invalid because signers listed incorrect addresses or live outside of the district the candidate wants to represent.
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Some associations would deny the requests over invalid online registrations, and some residents would accuse their community of overzealous rule enforcement.
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“Nonbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbinding. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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