non-inscrit

Noun

non-inscrit (plural non-inscrits)

1. (Ireland, especially) An independent politician.
   • A non inscrit can produce amendments but he cannot be a rapporteur.1972, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Papers by Command
   • Lastly, a pair of moves that are invisible in Table 17-4 involves one non-inscrit who affiliated with the Gaullist group only to return to the ranks of the non-inscrits one week later.1986, Philip E. Converse, Roy Pierce, Political Representation in France, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 548
2. A member of a party which is not part of a European political group.
   • Finally there is the group of the 'Non Inscrits', which traditionally has been dominated by extreme-right members.2009, Jacques Thomassen, The Legitimacy of the European Union After Enlargement, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 26
   • What she meant, of course, was that she was fed up with being a 'non inscrit' member and would like to be accepted into our group.2011, Nigel Farage, Flying Free, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN