nonvoter
- noun
- /ˈnɒnˌvoʊtər/
:
no votante
- The study revealed that a large number of nonvoters live in impoverished communities.
Examples
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It invites courts to grapple with the status of prisoners and other nonvoters under the doctrine by reaffirming that they are, in fact, within the protection of the one-person, one-vote doctrine.
Academic text (2017) -
If voting doesn't matter, why do old people who vote get to plunder the young nonvoters through Social Security and Medicare, and ban their recreations, imprison them, and ruin their lives through drug prohibition?
Blog text (9) -
Young nonvoters cited those under the age of 25 are less likely to vote than their elders or younger people in previous decades, according to a 2003 report by the Silver Spring, Md.-based Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools.
Academic text (2011) -
Calvin, anticipating this aspect of Evenwel, set forth a strong argument of its own, explaining that prisoners are different from other nonvoters because of their unique lack of civic engagement opportunities.
Academic text (2017) -
Prisons house dense agglomerations of nonvoters, which can create anomalies among districts if prisons boost the census populations of their host communities, entitling them to more representation than they would otherwise enjoy.
Academic text (2017) -
Many young people who are too young to vote are considered nonvoters.
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She felt frustrated by the political system and decided to remain a nonvoter.
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Etymology
The word nonvoter combines the prefix non- meaning 'not' with voter, from vote meaning 'to choose' in an election. So a nonvoter can also mean someone who 'cannot choose' because they are not allowed to vote by age, citizenship, or law.