Definitions

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  • noun unemployment
  • adjective Not of or pertaining to employment.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ employment

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Examples

  • Now that sort of attitude goes a long way toward explaining underclass "nonemployment," and it was as common among past generations of "wise guys" as it is among contemporary ghetto hustlers.

    The Underclass Courtwright, David 1982

  • The gap is concentrated more in engineering than in science, and in exits to other fields rather than to nonemployment.

    Why Do Women Leave Science And Engineering? 2010

  • The gap is concentrated more in engineering than in science, and in exits to other fields rather than to nonemployment.

    Why Do Women Leave Science And Engineering? Ph.D. Jennifer Hunt 2010

  • Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, argued that while Section 1981 offered no remedy, employees claiming retaliation could seek redress through another law, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Title VII is more restrictive than Section 1981, as it imposes tighter deadlines, excludes some employers and doesn't apply to nonemployment contracts.

    Top Court Backs Workers Who Report Discrimination 2008

  • The socialist society does not have available to it those coercive means; among the foremost was nonemployment, hunger, and the terrible consequences for the worker who did not fulfill the obligations imposed on him by the capitalists.

    CASTRO LAUNCHES 10-MILLION TON SUGAR HARVEST 1969

  • Some twenty German cities have given practical effect to his words by organizing insurance against nonemployment; and the governments of Bavaria and Baden have taken steps to encourage this movement.

    Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement William English Walling

  • Even a meager knowledge of English may mean an opportunity to work in a factory versus nonemployment, or it may mean a question of life or death when a sharp command must be understood in order to avoid the danger of a descending crane.

    Twenty Years at Hull-House, With Autobiographical Notes 1910

  • Focusing on men aged 35-54, "those in the age group who have no excuse for not working," he showed nonemployment in the OECD averaging 11. 9%, with Spain the worst afflicted at 14. 5%.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010

  • The use of interviews and nonemployment related degrees should be banned.

    The Guardian World News Paul Sagar 2009

  • The use of interviews and nonemployment related degrees should be banned.

    The Guardian World News 2009

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