:not officially requiring that you do something:not able to be enforced by law非强制性的;非约束性的
We entered/signed a nonbinding agreement to buy our competitor. [=we agreed to buy our competitor, but we did not make a legal and official promise to buy it]我们签订了一项非约束性协议收购竞争对手。
Recent Examples on the WebSunrise Christian Academy who is expected to give a nonbinding verbal commitment next month and sign in the spring. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021 Ukraine has called for Russia to be issued that designation, after the U.S. Senate recently approved a nonbinding resolution calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to approve such a measure. Ian Lovett, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Even before the 2021 climate bill became law, former Governor Deval Patrick signed a nonbinding executive order in 2014 calling for the formation of such a body. Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Atop the list are the early nonbinding agreements teams make with players as young as 12.Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 On Wednesday, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on a nonbinding measure to recommend that the research and development corporate tax incentive be included in a bill aimed at keeping the U.S. economy competitive with China’s.Washington Post, 10 May 2022 The commission, created in 1998 under the International Religious Freedom Act, makes nonbinding policy recommendations to the administration and Congress.The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 The owners will begin three days of meetings on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., and must find a way to re-engage a union that rejected the idea of a nonbinding federal mediator last week.New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022 The case resulted in a 2005 consent decree that required the company to promote diversity in its workforce but was largely nonbinding. Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 See More