abstentions

/AH0 B S T EH1 N CH AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The act of restraining oneself.

  2. 2

    The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.

  3. 3

    The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.

  4. 4

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

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