Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not pledged to a specific cause or course of action.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not committed or done.
- Not committed or intrusted.
- Not referred to a committee.
- Not pledged by anything said or done: as, uncommitted by rash promises or statements; an uncommitted delegation to a convention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
inclined toward eitherside in amatter underdispute . - adjective Not
bound orpledged to acause ,party etc. - adjective computing Not yet
written todisk andlogged .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not busy; not otherwise committed
- adjective not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- adjective not bound or pledged
Etymologies
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Examples
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You say that giving Obama the uncommitted is generous, but do you really think she wins 55% of the vote if both Obama and Edwards are on the ballot.
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Sensing an opportunity to shut down the nominating contest, Obama campaign advisers said that they were orchestrating an endorsement of Mr. Obama by at least eight Senate and House members who had pledged to remain uncommitted until the primaries ended, and that the endorsements would come the moment the South Dakota polls closed on Tuesday night.
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Most of the 17 senators who remain uncommitted will announce their support of Obama, CNN has learned.
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He also reminded those superdelegates who remain uncommitted that if they endorse Clinton now, they will be going against the will of the voters.
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The number of voters who remain uncommitted dwindles by the day.
Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will remain uncommitted until Clinton officially drops out of the race.
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A Different Stripe: Commonplace: "I had no commitments except ... to remain uncommitted"
Commonplace: "I had no commitments except...to remain uncommitted" 2007
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Commonplace: "I had no commitments except ... to remain uncommitted"
A Different Stripe: 2007
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Commonplace: "I had no commitments except...to remain uncommitted" 2007
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