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abstention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abstinence |
| Type of | self-denial, self-discipline |
| Derivation | abstain, abstentious |
Examples of abstention
abstention
This made clear that opposition on the issue should be expressed by abstention.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Thursday's vote was passed by 46 to 22, with three no-shows and one abstention.
From the guardian.co.uk
Over that period, the abstention rate has varied from 19.6% to a dispiriting 63%.
From the economist.com
Britain, registering its abstention, noted the controversy surrounding the plant.
From the guardian.co.uk
The final vote was 4-3 vote with a surprise abstention by Alderman Joe Maurath.
From the stltoday.com
The package was approved by 156 votes in favor to 12 against, with one abstention.
From the infowars.com
Abstention, indifference and the overcrowded station polls drove many people away.
From the guardian.co.uk
The vote in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies was 184 to 158, with one abstention.
From the washingtonpost.com
Parliament approved that Cabinet on Friday in a vote of 26-7, with one abstention.
From the sacbee.com
- Abstinence: the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. ...
- The act of abstaining; a holding aloof
- (abstentions) the 3: virati (q.v.).
- Refusal to vote either for or against a motion. A Member is not obliged to vote and if he abstains, the records of the House will reflect his abstention.
- Some campaigners called on people to give up buying and eating West Indian sugar. There was a small campaign in the 1780s and a much larger campaign, run by female abolitionists, in the 1820s. The word 'boycott', one more familiar today, was not used until much later.
