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Definitions of abstention in various dictionaries:
noun - the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
The act or habit of deliberate self-denial.
ABSTENTION - Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedu...
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| the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |
| The act or habit of deliberate self-denial. |
| An instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion. |
| Restraint in one's consumption abstinence. |
| An abstaining vote or voter: 12 ayes, 10 nays, and 8 abstentions. |
| an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion. |
| restraint in one's consumption abstinence. |
| the fact of not voting in favour of or against someone or something: |
| not doing something, such as drinking alcohol or having sex: |
| Not attempt |
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Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by marking it wrongly or by not marking anything at all. A "blank (or white) voter" has voted, although their vote may be considered a spoilt vote, depending on each legislation, while an abstaining voter hasn't voted. Both forms (abstention and blank vote) may or may not, depending on the circumstances, be considered to be a protest vote (also known as a "blank vote" or "white vote"). * An abstention may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the measure, or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition. Abstention can also be used when someone has a certain position about an issue, but since the popular sentiment supports the opposi |