nonconcurrence

[ non-kuhn-kur-uhns, -kuhr- ]

noun

1. refusal or failure to concur.

Other Words From

• noncon·current adjective noun
• noncon·current·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonconcurrence¹

First recorded in 1685–95; non- + concurrence

Example Sentences

Commissioners said they are also frustrated that they haven’t learned much since their initial “nonconcurrence” vote in June, including the toll rates the state has assumed to justify the lanes’ financial success.

From Washington Post

The objections were strongly worded, but they fell short of an important legal threshold — the formal filing of a “nonconcurrence” memo — that would have triggered further review of Beck’s actions.

From Seattle Times

The objections were strongly worded, but they fell short of an important legal threshold — the formal filing of a “nonconcurrence” memo — that would have triggered further review of Dr. Beck’s actions.

From New York Times

As stated in your communication, some time after you had assumed the duties of Secretary of War ad interim we interchanged views respecting the course that should be pursued in the event of nonconcurrence by the Senate in the suspension from office of Mr. Stanton.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• discord
• dissension
• disunity
• objection
• opposition
• protest
• resistance
• schism
• strife