Abstention

noun

/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounThe act of restraining oneself.

2.nounThe act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.

3.nounThe act of declining to vote on a particular issue.

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

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