Noun
Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
Something that is destined to fail from the outset; an impractical scheme.
An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgKyoto was a flawed process. There isn't one industrialized country around the world that has ratified that treaty, and so that is a non-starter. Andrew Card
I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain - and we played anyway. Nigel Rees
Although mentally calming and good at reducing stress and soreness, Garlic Juice made remedial tasks hard to concentrate on and moderate responsibilities a non-starter. Source: Internet
But for the AA, any return to a “designated area” near the KIA “capital” of Laiza in Kachin state where the group was first based but distant from its current theater of operations in Rakhine is a self-evident non-starter. Source: Internet
A return to Spurs has been mooted previously, though Bale's reportedly salary of north or £600,000 a week makes any deal a non-starter. Source: Internet
He called it a “non-starter” and pointed out that medical marijuana facilities have been deemed essential businesses. Source: Internet