abstention

noun

/əbˈstenʃn/

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[countable, uncountable] abstention (from something) an act of choosing not to use a vote either in favour of or against something
- The voting was 15 in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions.
- Voter abstention is seen as the only real form of dissent in elections.
Topics Politicsc2
[uncountable] abstention (from something) (formal) the act of not allowing yourself to have or do something fun or something that is considered bad
- The Church insisted on abstention from all luxuries.

单词	abstention
释义	abstention noun /əbˈstenʃn/ /əbˈstenʃn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] abstention (from something) an act of choosing not to use a vote either in favour of or against something The voting was 15 in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions. Voter abstention is seen as the only real form of dissent in elections. Topics Politicsc2 [uncountable] abstention (from something) (formal) the act of not allowing yourself to have or do something fun or something that is considered bad The Church insisted on abstention from all luxuries. see also abstain Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting the action of keeping back or restraining): from late Latin abstentio(n-), from the verb abstinere , from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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