non-voter
noun[C]
(alsononvoter)uk/ˌnɒnˈvəʊ.tər/us/ˌnɑːnˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/apersonwho does notvoteor who does not have alegalrighttovote,especiallyin anelection:
Whenquestioned, non-voters gave anumberof differentreasonsfor notcastingavote.
Lowturnoutcan have asignificantimpacton theresultbecause ofdemographicdifferencesbetweenvotersand nonvoters.
- We need totryreally hard topersuadethoselong-termnonvoters toturnout andvotefor us.
- Turning nonvoters intovotersis abasicjobofdemocracy.
- Sheclaimsto be a non-voter onprinciplebecause thewholesystemiscorrupt.
- Shefeelsstronglythat if you are a non-voter, you are notshowingtheproperrespectfordemocracy.
- Can it berighttosimplyremovenonvoters from theelectoralrolls?
Voters & candidates in elections
- abstainer
- Brexiteer
- candidate
- carpetbagger
- constituency
- constituent
- electable
- floating voter
- multi-candidate
- nay
- non-voting
- plurality
- re-eligibility
- re-eligible
- slate
- ticket
- unaffiliated
- voter
- write in
- yea