abstention

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It passed in the state Senate along party lines with a 28-20 vote with one abstention.

From Seattle Times

The State Duma, which is the lower chamber, approved the legislation with just one abstention.

From Washington Post

The latest — on Feb. 23, the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion — called for Moscow to end hostilities and withdraw its forces and was adopted by a vote of 141-7 with 32 abstentions.

From Seattle Times

Shifter described abstention in Cuba as a complex phenomenon that could reflect discontent with the government’s “bad performance” and “apathy or disinterest.”

From Seattle Times

Hungarian lawmakers voted 182 for and only six against with no abstentions.

From Washington Times