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BNC: 13117 COCA: 24775

abstention

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
abstention /əbˈstɛnʃən/ noun
plural abstentions
abstention
/əbˈstɛnʃən/
noun
plural abstentions
Learner's definition of ABSTENTION
: the act or practice of abstaining戒除;放弃: such as
[noncount] : the act of choosing not to do or have something戒除;戒
usually + from
: a formal refusal to vote on something(投票时的)弃权
[count]
[noncount]
BNC: 13117 COCA: 24775

abstention

noun

ab·​sten·​tion əb-ˈsten(t)-shən How to pronounce abstention (audio)
ab-
: the act or practice of abstaining: such as
a
: the act or practice of choosing not to do or have something
abstention from drugs and alcohol
a long period of abstention [=abstinence]
b
: a formal refusal to vote on something
There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions.
abstentious adjective

Example Sentences

There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken. a high rate of voter abstention
Recent Examples on the Web The vote on the six-member body, which is split evenly by party, was four in favor and one against, with one abstention. Isaac Stanley-becker, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 Before this change, Mr. Zapatero said, the rate of abstention was 2 percent. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2021 India’s abstention comes at a pivotal moment in its partnership with the U.S. Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 The motion passed unanimously for the funding, and 8-0 with one abstention for the union contract. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 Wim Hof breathing techniques, and undertake 75 Hards, seventy-five-day programs requiring twice-a-day workouts, abstention from alcohol, and immersion in self-help books. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 In June, a panel of FDA advisers voted 21 to 0, with one abstention, that the Novavax vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks. Matthew Herper, STAT, 18 July 2022 There was one abstention, and one person did not vote. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022 The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21-to-0 to recommend the vaccine receive an EUA, with a single abstention. Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin abstentiōn-, abstentiō, from Latin absten-, variant stem of abstinēre "to abstain" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1521, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of abstention was in 1521
BNC: 13117 COCA: 24775

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