Definition of "nonvital" [nonvital]

• Not vital (in various senses); thus, often not essential for life (adjective)
• Not containing living nerve tissue (adjective)

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• "The State Department claims a 1980s General Services Administration directive resulted in the destruction of many passport applications and other "nonvital" passport records, including"
• "The United States simply cannot afford to squander more time and resources for a nonvital Afghanistan before the core of U.S. power and freedom—the American economy—begins an irreversible decline."
• "One could classify as idealist a collective security system that weighted all states equally and expected them to sacrifice blood and treasure for nonvital interests."