Definition of "nonessentials" []

• Plural form of nonessential. (noun)

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• "It's going to start with the so-called nonessentials, things like, you know, meetings with contractors, meetings here in the Pentagon, paperwork kinds of things."
• "Here's a prediction: in five years, a UN convention will enshrine network access as a human right (preemptive strike against naysayers: "Human rights" aren't only water, food and shelter, they include such "nonessentials" as free speech, education, and privacy)."
• "He was expected to tell a business summit the U.S. would cut " nonessentials " from the federal budget and get its fiscal house in order, according to the prepared text."