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单词 non-voting
释义
non-voting
adjective
(alsononvoting)
uk
/ˌnɒnˈvəʊ.tɪŋ/us
/ˌnɑːnˈvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
not having or giving thelegalrighttovote, or notchoosingtovote:
Theboardincludesfour non-votingmembersrepresentingdifferentgroups.
There was anopportunitytotradevotingand nonvotingshares.
More examples
  • There was aworryinglyhigh nonvotingpopulationin thecountry, which madeitstransitionto being ademocracydifficult.
  • If you have non-votingsharesin acompany, itmeansthat you do not have therighttovoteat ashareholders'meeting.
  • Theboardhas twelvemembers, sixvotingand six nonvoting.
  • He wasappointedto thecommitteein a non-votingcapacity.
  • Theirinterestin thebusinessis non-voting.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Voters & candidates in elections
  • abstainer
  • Brexiteer
  • candidate
  • carpetbagger
  • constituency
  • constituent
  • electable
  • floating voter
  • multi-candidate
  • nay
  • non-voter
  • plurality
  • re-eligibility
  • re-eligible
  • slate
  • ticket
  • unaffiliated
  • voter
  • write in
  • yea
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(Definition ofnon-votingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

non-voting| Business English

non-voting
adjective[before noun]
uk
us
FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
used todescribecompanysharesthat do notallowtheirownerstherighttovoteatshareholdermeetings:
We own 500sharesof Class Anon-votingstockin thecompany.
TheIRSagreedthat thestockhad avalueof $37pervotingshareand $35pernon-votingshare.
FINANCE,WORKPLACE
used todescribeamemberof a company'sboardofdirectorswho does not have therighttovote:
The airline'spilotsagreedto a 2%paycutinreturnfor a non-votingboardseat.
(Definition ofnon-votingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnon-voting

non-voting
Generalizednon-votingis significantly associated not only with age, but also (though not at conventional significance levels) social class.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The problem for these new behaviorist social scientists was not simply to understandnon-voting, but to cure it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This question involves two sub-questions: first, is compulsory voting an effective cure for non-voting, and, second, isnon-votinga disease in need of a cure?
From theCambridge English Corpus
While it is hardly surprising that some measures of political cynicism are associated withnon-voting, such factors clearly do not provide a complete explanation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To be sure, statutory penalties fornon-votingmay encourage voter turnout in certain countries, at least to the extent they are enforced (a critical question).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, and in line with the discussion above, the following analysis will consider whethernon-voting in 1999 was associated with opposition to devolution.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If the researchers' purpose is to explain voting ornon-votingbehavior, it is important to distinguish subjective from objective factors and examine the influence of subjective factors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first is that the idea of voting as a trust seems to makenon-votingthe norm, or baseline, against which political rights and duties are to be judged.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Do we not talk about the same thing when we discuss voting andnon-votingshares and rights in public companies?
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It has not stopped us saying that the practice of havingnon-votingshares is rather regrettable.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The amendment deals with the question of voting andnon-votingshares.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is certainly one of the most generous and there is no question ofnon-votingshares or anything of that kind.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I thought that he was trying to get rid ofnon-votingand restricted voting shares as a principle.
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Very small amounts of voting shares can control very large amounts ofnon-votingshares.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The amendments would enablenon-votingmembers to know where they stand.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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