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abstention
noun as in refraining
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Catholics have gone MAGA, support for the special message was overwhelming: 216 bishops voted in favor, 5 against, and there were 3 abstentions.
The motion was carried by 74 votes to seven with two abstentions.
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.
That means the government needs opposition support — or abstentions — to pass its budget.
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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