Noun : nonparticipation of citizens in political matters hampers efforts toward better government.    From Dictionary.com. 

But even the threat of nonparticipation was highly unusual.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain Rules] Reference

Having 41 votes makes nonparticipation just a little less credible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Our Broken Institutions] Reference

There are really only two alternatives-participation or nonparticipation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fortune's Favorites]

This nonparticipation among youth, however, crosses racial and ethnic lines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Young Voters Flee the Polls] Reference

Edwards, I think it's remarkable to see a man win a debate based on nonparticipation, as he obviously did.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2008] Reference

Kosovo's leaders soon adopted a policy of passive resistance and nonparticipation in Serbian political life.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wolf At The Door] Reference

The only successful election boycotts that I know of, in South Africa and in Cuba, required 90% nonparticipation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Revolution that Failed] Reference

That nonparticipation may be comfortable for funds, companies and politicians, but it isn't always the right way to go.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welcome, sovereign investor,] Reference

I have no expectation whatsoever that I or anyone else outside of government could obtain that level of nonparticipation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Revolution that Failed] Reference

The current epidemic levels of nonparticipation erode the legitimacy, capacity and the stability of our governing institutions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Young Voters Flee the Polls] Reference

Cuban nonparticipation at the Los Angeles games would never justify the high privilege of allowing the United States to host the next.    From Wordnik.com.  [NOTES TO PASO HEAD FAIL TO INFLUENCE DECISION] Reference

Center for Studies in Public Policy is currently engaged in a comprehensive evaluation of youth political participation and nonparticipation in the South.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Don't Youth Vote? Young People Respond] Reference

There is already a drumbeat on the subject: US nonparticipation is a boilerplate punchline among international actors critiquing US human rights practice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Yet Another Reason Not To Sign the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child:] Reference

I was not asking for a suspension of the Olympic Games or for nonparticipation in the Olympic Games, but for an honorable way for the DPRK to participate in the games.    From Wordnik.com.  [Proceedings of Fourth PCC Congress Reported] Reference

Those who do take the time to consider their choices find the decisions too complex -- and complexity translates into nonparticipation and poor financial decision making.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some No-Brainer Savings Ideas] Reference

Led by Ibrahim Rugova, the old guard has kept the Albanians on a peaceful course of nonparticipation in Serbian life ever since Milosevic stripped the province of its autonomy in 1989.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waiting, Waiting . . .] Reference

Republicans said the administration hasn't divulged enough details of its health-care plans, and they said their nonparticipation in Tuesday's White House meeting shows a lack of bipartisanship.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Urges Lawmakers to Act on Health-Care Overhaul] Reference

A nonchristian or a gay-tolerating abortionist could swing the pendulum back toward nonparticipation, at least temporarily (or spawn a purity 3rd-party candidate, a Nader of the right, as has been rumored lately).    From Wordnik.com.  [George Allen And Liz Cheney Not Doing Spin Room For Thompson, After All] Reference

In a close contest, their nonparticipation could help McCain.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community] Reference

Business partner nonparticipation (buyers opting out before contract is set).    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

This is a contrast from arrests made presumably on the basis of nonparticipation in military service.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue] Reference

This isn't exactly an airtight case for conservative nonparticipation, but it certainly raises an eyebrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [ Politics] Reference

One supposes Google's apparent pullback and nonparticipation in the social media craze suggests something major on the horizon.    From Wordnik.com.  [WebProNews Feed] Reference

The state will be adding a 5 percent nonparticipation penalty to all unpaid delinquent taxes after the tax amnesty program ends.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal] Reference

However, a hidden reason for nonparticipation may be your stars are afraid their hard-earned reputations will take a hit if they don't win in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Times Record News Stories] Reference

Since 2001 the U.S. has refused to participate in any of the preparatory meetings and has used threats of nonparticipation to demand and actually gain hundreds of changes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Workers World news online] Reference

That the court would bend to such a threat of nonparticipation suggests acquiescence, rather than resistance, to a tactic whose effect for Prop 8's sponsors is a form of impunity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

In other news, today’s is the first set of Orders with Justice Sotomayor’s name on them, albeit solely to note her nonparticipation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » New Way to Resolve Actual Innocence Claims in Capital Cases?:] Reference

In addition, in 71 percent of homosexual cases, "the most important factor was the father's detachedness or nonparticipation in the son's upbringing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]]