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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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Possible Crossword Clues
Perversely obstinate over decision, ultimately producing this?
Jack, note, isn't represented, refusing to vote
Sitting on fence causes strain, they say, on muscles
Act of declining to vote
Withholding of vote
Seaman's shelter no one backs, withholding vote
Bet on saint being drunk? Not if he practises this

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Jul 26 2014 The Times - Concise
Mar 2 2014 The Telegraph - Cryptic
Apr 13 2012 The Telegraph - Cryptic
Sep 24 2010 The Times - Cryptic
Jul 3 2006 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Mar 27 2006 The Times - Cryptic
Oct 31 2002 The Times - Concise

Possible Dictionary Clues
Not engorgement
Not endeavor
Not binge
Celibacy
Fasting
Fast
Eluding
Diet
Not try
Avoidance

Abstention description
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

Abstention description

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

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