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Noncommittal

Noun CEFR C1
ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩

Definitions

  1. Failure to commit to a decision or course of action.
  2. A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision.

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Examples

“As a result⟳ of cowardly noncommittals during the immediate postelection period, there was so much strain⟳ on several black-white Democratic relationships that they approached open⟳ ruptures.”
“Where they occur⟳, in the Liberal increases in Quebec and Ontario for instance, they are offset by declines in the number⟳ of undecideds or noncommittals.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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