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Abstention
see synonyms of abstentionNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Abstention
see synonyms of abstentionnoun
1.
a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining
2.
the act of withholding one's vote
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Abstention
see synonyms of abstention noun
the act or an instance of abstaining
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Abstention
see synonyms of abstentionn.
1. The act or habit of deliberate self-denial.
2. An abstaining vote or voter: 12 ayes, 10 nays, and 8 abstentions.
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