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abstention

noun as in refraining

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Catholics have gone MAGA, support for the special message was overwhelming: 216 bishops voted in favor, 5 against, and there were 3 abstentions.

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The motion was carried by 74 votes to seven with two abstentions.

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While shareholders owning a majority of shares, barring abstentions, voted in favor of the proposal, the board is still considering how closely the two companies should be linked.

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That means the government needs opposition support — or abstentions — to pass its budget.

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That means the government needs opposition support -- or abstentions -- to pass its budget.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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