What does nonstarter mean?
Definitions for nonstarter
nɒnˈstɑr tərnon·starter
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Princeton's WordNet
failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful personnoun
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
nonstarternoun
a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
GCIDE
nonstarternoun
A proposal that will not receive serious consideration by those with authority to decide.
Wiktionary
nonstarternoun
A project that has no chance of success
nonstarternoun
A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered
ChatGPT
nonstarter
A nonstarter is an idea, proposal, or candidate with no chance of being accepted or successful. It can also refer to a person or thing that is not able to begin or start an activity, task or process as expected.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nonstarter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nonstarter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of nonstarter in a Sentence
If Harry Truman couldn't nationalize the steel industry during wartime, this President doesn't have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion-dollar wall on the border. So, that's a nonstarter.
If SB 14 becomes law, then any local ordinance that would deal with employee protections would be a nonstarter.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
I don't know whether he envisioned himself being a part of that national unity government. Obviously that would be a nonstarter for us.
There has also been talk of including an abortion policy rider — a complete nonstarter that has no place in a bill about access to care for America's seniors and children.
I think thats a nonstarter in my view.
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