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Uncommitted

 [uhn-kuh-mit-id]   Origin

un·com·mit·ted

   [uhn-kuh-mit-id]
adjective
not committed, especially not pledged or bound to a specific cause, candidate, or course of action: uncommitted delegates; uncommitted reserves.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see un-1, committed
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uncommitted (ˌʌnkəˈmɪtɪd)
 
—adj
not bound or pledged to a specific opinion, course of action, or cause

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uncommitted
c.1381, "not delegated," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of commit. Meaning "not pledged to any particular course or party" is attested from 1814.
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