as in null
having no legal or binding force
a verbal agreement is considered nonbinding in this state
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Recent Examples of nonbinding
This feeling of self-reliance is so ingrained that in 1994, Catron’s county commissioners voted unanimously to pass a nonbinding resolution that stipulated every household should have a gun.
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Brandon Kapelow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Abbott issued his order on the heels of a nonbinding opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who interpreted the state’s child abuse law to include certain types of gender-affirming medical treatments for minors.
—Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2022
Earlier, in the March GOP primary, 81% of voters agreed with a nonbinding proposition that no Democrats should be named, Rinaldi noted.
—Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
The executive committee of the Texas Republican Party unanimously passed a nonbinding vote of no-confidence in Ms. McDaniel, and the Arizona G.O.P. publicly called on her to resign.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
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Brandon Kapelow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Abbott issued his order on the heels of a nonbinding opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who interpreted the state’s child abuse law to include certain types of gender-affirming medical treatments for minors.
—Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2022
Earlier, in the March GOP primary, 81% of voters agreed with a nonbinding proposition that no Democrats should be named, Rinaldi noted.
—Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
The executive committee of the Texas Republican Party unanimously passed a nonbinding vote of no-confidence in Ms. McDaniel, and the Arizona G.O.P. publicly called on her to resign.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbinding
Adjective
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According to the sages of Wall Street, the legacy cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle is as dead as the Diplodocus, although there are still an awful lot of customers banging around in that null set.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Or at least Eren couldn’t, and his conclusion ably demonstrated the scientific value of null results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a tension in Hood’s work between light and dark, form and void—a paradox that may tie back to her rocky childhood.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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For the Rockies, Blackmon’s retirement has left a noticeable leadership void in the clubhouse that will need to be filled by a committee of players in 2025.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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David Celestine, 20, was charged by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a class X felony, and possession of a firearm while FOID card invalid or not eligible, a class 3 felony, according to a post on the Elgin Police Department Facebook page.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Nonbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbinding. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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