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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The Raiders in the past have been hamstrung by their ability to do large signing bonuses, by adding void years, and by converting salary cap to cash to create cap space.—
Emile Nuh,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Inside Oakland’s two courthouses, numerous courtrooms were void and dark without court clerks to record proceedings.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yoon’s lawyers have also repeatedly argued that his arrest was politically motivated and that the warrant was invalid because of flaws in the way the investigation was conducted.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The website collects your personal information and then asks you for payment methods, telling you that each one you input is invalid.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Nonbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbinding. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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