There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken. a high rate of voter abstention
Recent Examples on the WebThe 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