Unpledged
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not pledged; not committed. not-comparable
"That has provided Mr. Obama with the opportunity, which he plans to seize in a more full-throated way starting on Wednesday, to argue that voters across a wide cross-section of the country have embraced his candidacy, and that the time has come for the group that could hold the balance of power, those 796 unpledged superdelegates — party leaders and elected officials who have an automatic seat at the national convention — to follow suit."
- 2 Not used as collateral. not-comparable
"With no unpledged assets and low profitability, the business could get no further financing."
- 1 not promised in marriage wordnet
Example
More examples"That has provided Mr. Obama with the opportunity, which he plans to seize in a more full-throated way starting on Wednesday, to argue that voters across a wide cross-section of the country have embraced his candidacy, and that the time has come for the group that could hold the balance of power, those 796 unpledged superdelegates — party leaders and elected officials who have an automatic seat at the national convention — to follow suit."
Etymology
From un- + pledged.
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