nonvoter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /nɒnˈvəʊtə/ (UK)
Etymology
From non- + voter.
Meanings
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Someone who does not, or is not eligible to, vote.
Non-voters were deemed fanatics less dangerous than the Birney and Hale men, who chose at first between the two great debauched parties.
1891, Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, Men and Events of Forty Years:But as well as those who were firmly in team Trump or team Clinton, there’s another group to think about: the non-voters.
2016 November 15, Sarah Marsh, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonvoters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| non-voter | alternative | lexicographic |