abstention
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The buffer-zone law passed 44-5, with one abstention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The second vote passed with six votes in favor, four against, and one abstention.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
A bill tabled by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur passed its first parliamentary vote by 70 to 56, with one abstention.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
Students in the audience, some with mouths taped shut to symbolize their hunger strike over the issue, reacted with fury, calling out, “Cowards!” and other epithets after the 10-to-6 vote, with one abstention.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
Many public ceremonies are not accompanied by any requirement of abstention from food.
From The Religion of the Indians of California by Kroeber, A. L.
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