Definition of Nonstarters

1. Noun. (plural of nonstarter) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonstarters

1. nonstarter [n] - See also: nonstarter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonstarters

nonstandardized
nonstandardly
nonstandardness
nonstandards
nonstaphylococcal
nonstaple
nonstaples
nonstar
nonstarch
nonstarched
nonstarches
nonstarchy
nonstarred
nonstars
nonstarter
nonstarters (current term)
nonstarting
nonstarving
nonstate
nonstated
nonstateful
nonstatement
nonstatements
nonstates
nonstatic
nonstationarity
nonstationary
nonstatistical
nonstatistically
nonstative

Literary usage of Nonstarters

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Since 1825 (when the subscription was changed from guineas to sovereigns) the fee has been £50 each, with £25 forfeit in cane of nonstarters ; and the value ..."

2. U.S. Middle East Policy and the Peace Process by Henry Siegman (1997)
"It is the American role to point out what proposals are nonstarters for one side or the other. The trade-offs between Palestinians and Israelis on different ..."

3. Fix the U.S. Budget!: Urgings of an Abominable No-man by James Clifford Miller (1994)
"I indicated that both ideas were simply "nonstarters"; the president would veto any package containing these provisions. On Tuesday, November 3, ..."

4. Alliance Adrift by Yoichi Funabashi (1999)
"... 192-93 moorings, 200-201 nonstarters, 188-91 Okamoto reaction to, 190-91 Okinawa Prefecture response to, 196-97 Pentagon resistance to, 191-92 shock of, ..."

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