Definition of "nonelective" [nonelective]

• Not elective. (adjective)

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• "Simon Brown , a general practitioner who leads the group, said the new approach has cut spending on pharmaceuticals, and reduced the number of elective and nonelective procedures performed."
• "If the courts are going to pursue justice rather than advance special-interest agendas, states must either adopt public financing and strict fund-raising rules for judicial elections or switch to a nonelective merit selection system."
• "He finds better health-care plays in stocks like St. Jude Medical Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp., medical-device makers tied to nonelective care; and in stocks of skilled-nursing and long-term care facilities such as Kindred Healthcare Inc. and Sun Healthcare Group Inc., which benefit from an aging populace unaffected by unemployment."