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unenrolled

unenrolled

1 4.8
Not registered for a class or group
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈroʊld/
  • US
translation icon : no inscrito
  • The unenrolled student decided to explore her options before committing to a specific major.
  • unenrolled voter
  • unenrolled preparer

Examples

  • The vast majority, 3,747, are unenrolled, with 1,438 Democrats, 762 Republicans, four Green Party members, and 26 Libertarians.

    Blog text (17)

  • Bowles rejected the notion that, while King would not be beholden to partisan politics, he could be isolated and ineffective as an unenrolled independent in the Senate.

    Blog text (12)

  • As an unenrolled citizen, she felt free to choose any candidate in the upcoming election.

  • Being an unenrolled member of the community group allowed him to participate without any obligations.

Synonyms

unregistered
vsunenrolled
25 4.8

Not recorded by an official body

is limited to people who have not joined courses or groups
unlisted
vsunenrolled
12 4.4

Not included in a public list like a phone book to keep it private

is used for people not signed up for specific courses or groups
nonregistered
vsunenrolled
  • Formal
5.8

Not on an official list

is used for people who have not joined a course or program

Antonyms

registered
  • Formal
1 3.8

Officially listed by an authority as allowed to do a job

Surface Forms

unenrolled positive

Morphology

unenrolled = enrolled (transparent) = un + enroll + ed

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the clearly related adjective 'enrolled' (itself enroll + -ed), yielding the straightforward meaning 'not registered'.

Etymology

The word unenrolled is made from un- meaning 'not' and enrolled, which comes from the old idea of writing names on a 'roll' or 'list'. So unenrolled simply means 'not on the list' or 'not signed up'.