abstention

UK /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ US /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

against, high, single

VERB + ABSTENTION

wasn't

ABSTENTION + NOUN

alcohol, sex

PREP.

from

noun

The act of restraining oneself.

The act of abstaining or refraining (from).

abstention from alcohol

abstention from sex

The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.

There were five abstentions in the vote.

Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

noun — the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

abstention from alcohol

Wiktionary

abstention from sex

Wiktionary

There were five abstentions in the vote.

Wiktionary

There were two votes in favor of the measure, two against, and one abstention.

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There wasn't a single abstention.

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Like the April presidential elections, these legislative elections have also been marked by high voter abstention.

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i Register

In some senses, abstention is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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