abstention

[US]/əbˈstenʃn/
[UK]/əbˈstenʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of refraining from voting, a person who abstains

Phrases & Collocations

voting abstention

Example Sentences

There were high levels of abstention in the election.

abstention from exerting pressures on

Abstention from drinking and smoking is the only way to improve your poor health.

the high abstention rate at the election reflected the voters' growing disillusionment with politics.

As for idolatry degree, the students' most of the self-worth dimensions whochose “adore highly, but saneness、abstention” were higher than “adore normally” and “adoregreatly, insaneness”. 4.

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